1 Kings 1:44

“The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and they have set him on the king’s mule.”

1 Kings 1:44 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 1:44, word by word

The kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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has sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach

send

To send someone or something.

Where else “yishlach” 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."

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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 the Cherethitesכְּרֵתִיkereti

Kerethites

Kerethite: a member of a people neighboring the Philistines, in the south. Later there were Kerethites in David's personal guard (2 Samuel 8:18).

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and the Pelethitesפְּלֵתִיpeleti

Pelethites

Pelethites: together with the Kerethites, King David's personal guard.

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and they have setיַּרְכִּבוּyarkivu

set on

To set someone on a mount.

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muleפִּרְדַּתpirdat

female mule

She-mule: the female of the mule. It was the king's mount; to ride on David's mule showed whom he had chosen (1 Kings 1:33).

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The context

43And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, “No, our lord King David has made Solomon king.

44 · This verse (above)

45And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him as king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the sound that you heard.

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