1 Kings 1:32

“And King David said, “Call Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada to me.” And they came before the king.”

1 Kings 1:32 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 1:32, word by word

And Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
Davidדָּוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Callקִרְאוּkiru

call

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

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Zadokצָדוֹקtsadok

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 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."

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the prophetנָּבִיאnavi

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

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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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sonבֶּןben

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 they cameיָּבֹאוּyavou

enter

To go into a place.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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The context

31And Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and bowed down to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”

32 · This verse (above)

33And the king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and set Solomon my son on the mule that is mine, and bring him down to Gihon.

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