And Kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְDavidדָּוִדsaid,יֹּאמֶר“CallקִרְאוּZadokלְצָדוֹקthe priest,הַכֹּהֵןand Nathanוּלְנָתָןthe prophet,הַנָּבִיאand Benaiahוְלִבְנָיָהוּsonבֶּןof Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעto me.”לִיAnd they cameוַיָּבֹאוּbeforeלִפְנֵיthe king.הַמֶּלֶךְ
1 Kings 1:32
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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."
Where else “david” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Callקִרְאוּkiru
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “kiru” appears- 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."
Where else “tsadok” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- 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- the prophetנָּבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- 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."
Where else “venayahu” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- 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."
Where else “yehoyada” appears- And they cameיָּבֹאוּyavou
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavou” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears
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.