But KingוְהַמֶּלֶךְSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהshall be blessed,בָּרוּךְand the throneוְכִסֵּאof Davidדָוִדshall beיִהְיֶהestablishedנָכוֹןbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהforever.”עַד עוֹלָם
1 Kings 2:45
Study it in the app“But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before YHWH forever.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 2:45, word by word
- But Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears- shall be blessedבָּרוּךְbaruch
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “baruch” appears- and the throneכִסֵּאchise
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “chise” appears- of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- shall beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- establishedנָכוֹןnachon
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “nachon” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” 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- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
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.