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And it will happen,וְהָיָהwhenכִּmy lordאֲדֹנִיthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְlies downשְׁכַבwithעִםhis fathers,אֲבֹתָיוthat Iוְ אֲנִיand my sonוּבְנִיSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהwill beהָיִיתִיcountedsinners.”חַטָּאִים
1 Kings 1:21
Study it in the app“And it will happen, when my lord the king lies down with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted sinners.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 1:21, word by word
- And it will happenהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” 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- lies downשְׁכַבshechav
sleep in death
To die, like lying down to sleep beside one's ancestors.
Where else “shechav” appears- his fathersאֲבֹתָיavotay
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avotay” appears- and my sonבְנִveni
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “veni” appears- Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears- sinnersחַטָּאִיםchataim
sinner
Sinner: one who habitually fails God; also one counted guilty.
Where else “chataim” appears
Translation note
“Lie down with his fathers”: to die and be buried with his own (2 Samuel 7:12). “Sinners”: here, guilty before the new king.
The context
20And you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, for you to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
21 · This verse (above)
22She was still speaking with the king when Nathan the prophet came in.