1 Kings 2:15

“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.”

1 Kings 2:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.”

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