And Benaiahוַ בְּנָיָהוּsonבֶןof Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעansweredיַּעַןthe kingאֶת הַמֶּלֶךְand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Amen!אָמֵןMay YHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof my lordאֲדֹנִיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְsayיֹאמַרso.כֵּן
1 Kings 1:36
Study it in the app“And Benaiah son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, “Amen! May YHWH, the Elohim of my lord the king, say so.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 1:36, word by word
- And Benaiahבְּנָיָהוּbenayahu
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 “benayahu” appears- sonבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” 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- answeredיַּעַןyaan
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Amenאָמֵןamen
amen
Amen: "so it is," "so be it." Whoever says it accepts as firm and true what has just been said.
Where else “amen” appears- May YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears
The context
35Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne, and he shall reign in my place; and him I have commanded to be leader over Israel and over Judah.”
36 · This verse (above)
37As YHWH has been with my lord the king, so may he be with Solomon, and may he make greater his throne than the throne of my lord King David!”