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And Nathanוַ נָתָןsaid,יֹּאמֶר“My lordאֲדֹנִיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְhave youאַתָּהsaid,אָמַרְתָּ‘Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּהוּshall reignיִמְלֹךְafter me,אַחֲרָיand heוְהוּאshall sitיֵשֵׁבonעַלmy throne’?כִּסְאִי
1 Kings 1:24
Study it in the app“And Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 1:24, word by word
- And Nathanנָתָןnatan
Nathan
Nathan: the name of several men; the best known are a son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:14) and the prophet who spoke to David (2 Samuel 7; 12). It means "he has given."
Where else “natan” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” 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- ‘Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּהוּadoniyahu
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 “adoniyahu” appears- shall reignיִמְלֹךְyimloch
reign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “yimloch” appears- shall sitיֵשֵׁבyeshev
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yeshev” appears- my throne’כִּסְאִkisi
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kisi” appears
The context
23And they told the king, saying, “Look, Nathan the prophet is here.” And he came in before the king and bowed down to the king with his face to the ground.
24 · This verse (above)
25For he has gone down today and has sacrificed oxen, fatted animals, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king, and the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest; and there they are, eating and drinking before him; and they have said, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’