And he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Youאַתְּknowיָדַעַתְּthatכִּיthe kingdomהַמְּלוּכָהwasהָיְתָהmine,לִיand that on meוְעָלַיallכָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלhad setשָׂמוּtheir facesפְּנֵיהֶםfor me to reign;לִמְלֹךְbut the kingdomוַ הַמְּלוּכָהturned aroundתִּסֹּבand becameוַתְּהִיmy brother’s,לְאָחִיforכִּיit wasהָיְתָהhisלּוֹfromמֵYHWH.יְהוָה
1 Kings 2:15
Study it in the app“And he said, “You know that the kingdom was mine, and that on me all Israel had set their faces for me to reign; but the kingdom turned around and became my brother’s, for it was his from YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 2:15, word by word
- And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- knowיָדַעַתְּyadaat
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadaat” appears- the kingdomמְּלוּכָהmelucha
kingdom, kingship
Kingdom, kingship: the power and the office of the king.
Where else “melucha” appears- wasהָיְתָהhayta
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayta” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- had setשָׂמוּsamu
take to heart
"Set the face": decide; "set in the heart": pay attention.
Where else “samu” appears- their facesפְּנֵיpene
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pene” appears- for me to reignמְלֹךְmeloch
reign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “meloch” appears- turned aroundתִּסֹּבtisov
turn
To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.
Where else “tisov” appears- my brother’sאָחִachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- 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 context
14And he said, “I have a word for you.” And she said, “Speak.”
15 · This verse (above)
16And now one request I am asking of you; do not refuse me.” And she said to him, “Speak.”