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And now,וְעַתָּהlook,הִנֵּהAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּהreigns;מָלָךְand now,וְעַתָּהmy lordאֲדֹנִיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְyou do notלֹאknow it.יָדָעְתָּ
1 Kings 1:18
Study it in the app“And now, look, Adonijah reigns; and now, my lord the king, you do not know it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 1:18, word by word
- Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּהadoniya
Adonijah
Adonijah: the name of several men; the best known is the fourth son of David, who tried to become king instead of Solomon (1 Kings 1). It means "my Lord is YHWH."
Where else “adoniya” appears- reignsמָלָךְmalach
reign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “malach” appears- my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- know itיָדָעְתָּyadata
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadata” appears
The context
17And she said to him, “My lord, you swore by YHWH your Elohim to your servant, ‘Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’
18 · This verse (above)
19He has sacrificed oxen, fatted animals, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the commander of the army; but Solomon your servant he has not invited.