Study it in the app“Moreover, the king’s servants have come to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May Elohim make the name of Solomon better than your name, and may he make greater his throne than your throne.’ And the king bowed down on the bed.”
Moreover,וְגַםthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְservantsעַבְדֵיhave comeבָּאוּto blessלְבָרֵךְour lordאֶת אֲדֹנֵינוּKingהַמֶּלֶךְDavid,דָּוִדsaying,לֵאמֹר‘May Elohimאֱלֹהִיםmake the nameיֵיטֵב אֶת שֵׁםof Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהbetter than your name,מִשְּׁמֶךָand may he make greaterוִיגַדֵּלhis throneאֶת כִּסְאוֹthan your throne.’מִכִּסְאֶךָAnd the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְbowed downיִּשְׁתַּחוּonעַלthe bed.הַמִּשְׁכָּב
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsservant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avde” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bau” appearsbless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “varech” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adone” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearsgo well
For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".
Where else “yetev” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appearsSolomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appearsmake great
To give someone importance; do wonderful deeds.
Where else “ygadel” appearsthrone
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kis” appearsworship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “yishtachu” appearsbed
The place in the house for sleeping and resting.
Where else “mishkav” appearsThe Hebrew text has two forms: the one that is read says “Elohim”; the written one, “your Elohim.”
46Moreover, Solomon has sat on the throne of the kingdom.
47 · This verse (above)
48And the king also said this: ‘Blessed be YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, who has given today one to sit on my throne, while my eyes see it.’”
