And Zadokוַ צָדוֹקthe priestהַכֹּהֵןand Nathanוְנָתָןthe prophetהַנָּבִיאhave anointedיִּמְשְׁחוּhimאֹתוֹas kingלְמֶלֶךְat Gihon,בְּגִחוֹןand they have gone upוַיַּעֲלוּfrom thereמִשָּׁםrejoicing,שְׂמֵחִיםand the cityוַ הַקִּרְיָהis in an uproar.תֵּהֹםThatהוּאis the soundהַקּוֹלthatאֲשֶׁרyou heard.שְׁמַעְתֶּם
1 Kings 1:45
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 1:45, word by word
- And 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- have anointedיִּמְשְׁחוּyimshchu
anoint
To pour oil on someone to set them apart for God.
Where else “yimshchu” appears- as kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- at Gihonגִחוֹןgichon
Gihon
Gihon, one of the four rivers of Eden, which is not known for certain; also a spring beside Jerusalem.
Where else “gichon” appears- and they have gone upיַּעֲלוּyaalu
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaalu” appears- rejoicingשְׂמֵחִיםsemechim
joyful, glad
Joyful, glad.
Where else “semechim” appears- and the cityקִּרְיָהkirya
town, city
Town: a poetic way of saying "city."
Where else “kirya” appears- is in an uproarתֵּהֹםtehom
be in uproar
Be filled with commotion and noise: a city or a camp.
Where else “tehom” appears- is the soundקּוֹלkol
sound
What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.
Where else “kol” appears- you heardשְׁמַעְתֶּםshematem
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shematem” appears
The context
44The 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.
45 · This verse (above)
46Moreover, Solomon has sat on the throne of the kingdom.