1 Kings 2:45

“But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before YHWH forever.””

1 Kings 2:45 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 2:45, word by word

But Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo

Solomon

Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).

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shall be blessedבָּרוּךְbaruch

bless

God gives good things: life, children, harvests.

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and the throneכִסֵּאchise

throne

Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.

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of Davidדָוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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shall beיִהְיֶהyihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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establishedנָכוֹןnachon

establish

To make something firm, establish it.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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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.

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foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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The context

44And the king said to Shimei, “You know all the evil that your heart knows, that you did to David my father; so YHWH will bring back your evil on your head.

45 · This verse (above)

46Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and fell upon him, and he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

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