1 Kings 1:26

“But me, your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and Solomon your servant he has not invited.”

1 Kings 1:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 1:26, word by word

your servantעַבְדֶּavde

your servant

"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".

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and Zadokצָדֹקtsadok

Zadok

Zadok: the name of several men; the best known is the priest in the time of David and Solomon (2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Kings 2:35). It means "righteous."

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the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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and Benaiahבְנָיָהוּvenayahu

Benaiah

Benaiah: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Jehoiada, head of David's guard and later commander of Solomon's army (2 Samuel 8:18; 23:20). It means "YHWH has built."

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sonבֶןven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehoyada

Jehoiada

Jehoiada: the name of several men; among them the father of Benaiah (2 Samuel 8:18) and the priest who protected King Joash (2 Kings 11). It means "YHWH knows."

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and Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo

Solomon

Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).

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invitedקָרָאkara

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

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The context

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!’

26 · This verse (above)

27Has this thing been done by my lord the king, and you have not made known to your servant who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”

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