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And he conferredוַיִּהְיוּ דְבָרָיוwithעִםJoabיוֹאָבsonבֶּןof Zeruiahצְרוּיָהand withוְעִםAbiatharאֶבְיָתָרthe priest,הַכֹּהֵןand they helped,וַיַּעְזְרוּfollowingאַחֲרֵיAdonijah.אֲדֹנִיָּה
1 Kings 1:7
Study it in the app“And he conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they helped, following Adonijah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 1:7, word by word
- And he conferredיִּהְיוּyihyu
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihyu” appears- And he conferredדְבָרָיdevaray
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “devaray” appears- Joabיוֹאָבyoav
Joab
Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."
Where else “yoav” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Zeruiahצְרוּיָהtseruya
Zeruiah
Zeruiah: sister of David and mother of Joab, Abishai and Asahel (1 Chronicles 2:16). Her sons are named after her: "the sons of Zeruiah."
Where else “tseruya” appears- Abiatharאֶבְיָתָרevyatar
Abiathar
Abiathar: son of the priest Ahimelech; the only one who escaped the slaughter at Nob. He joined David and was his priest (1 Samuel 22:20-23). The name means "the father is abundant."
Where else “evyatar” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- and they helpedיַּעְזְרוּyazru
help
To stand beside someone to give him strength or free him from a bind.
Where else “yazru” appears- Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּהadoniya
Adonijah
Adonijah: the name of several men; the best known is the fourth son of David, who tried to become king instead of Solomon (1 Kings 1). It means "my Lord is YHWH."
Where else “adoniya” appears
Translation note
“He conferred with” is literally “his words were with.”
The context
6His father had never grieved him by saying, “Why have you done so?” He too was very handsome in form, and his mother had borne him after Absalom.
7 · This verse (above)
8But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei and Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David were not with Adonijah.