Then the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְcommandedיְצַוBenaiahאֶת בְּנָיָהוּsonבֶּןof Jehoiada,יְהוֹיָדָעand he went outוַיֵּצֵאand fell uponוַיִּפְגַּעhim,בּוֹand he died.וַיָּמֹתAnd the kingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָהwas establishedנָכוֹנָהin the handבְּיַדof Solomon.שְׁלֹמֹה
1 Kings 2:46
Study it in the app“Then 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 2:46, word by word
- Then the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- commandedיְצַוyetsav
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “yetsav” appears- Benaiahבְּנָיָהוּbenayahu
Benaiah
Benaiah: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Jehoiada, head of David's guard and later commander of Solomon's army (2 Samuel 8:18; 23:20). It means "YHWH has built."
Where else “benayahu” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehoyada
Jehoiada
Jehoiada: the name of several men; among them the father of Benaiah (2 Samuel 8:18) and the priest who protected King Joash (2 Kings 11). It means "YHWH knows."
Where else “yehoyada” appears- and he went outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- and fell uponיִּפְגַּעyifga
fall upon
To fall on someone to wound or kill him.
Where else “yifga” appears- and he diedיָּמֹתyamot
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamot” appears- And the kingdomמַּמְלָכָהmamlacha
kingdom
A land ruled by a king.
Where else “mamlacha” appears- was establishedנָכוֹנָהnachona
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “nachona” appears- in the handיַדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- of 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
The context
45But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before YHWH forever.”
46 · This verse (above)