1 Kings
1 Kings 1:13
13Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | לְכִ֞י | lə·ḵî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| at once | וּבֹ֣אִי׀ | ū·ḇō·’î | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| King | הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| David | דָּוִ֗ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and say | וְאָמַ֤רְתְּ | wə·’ā·mart | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| My lord | אֲדֹנִ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| the king | הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| did you | אַתָּ֞ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| not | הֲלֹֽא־ | hă·lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| swear | נִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּ | niš·ba‘·tā | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| to your maidservant | לַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙ | la·’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| Surely | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| your son | בְנֵךְ֙ | ḇə·nêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H1121 son |
| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| will reign | יִמְלֹ֣ךְ | yim·lōḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| after me | אַחֲרַ֔י | ’a·ḥă·ray | Preposition; first person common singular | H310 behind |
| and he | וְה֖וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| will sit | יֵשֵׁ֣ב | yê·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| my throne | כִּסְאִ֑י | kis·’î | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3678 seat |
| Why then | וּמַדּ֖וּעַ | ū·mad·dū·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| has Adonijah | אֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃ | ʾă·ḏō·ni·yå̄·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H138 Adonijah |
| become king | מָלַ֥ךְ | mā·laḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 1:30 · 1 Kings 1:17 · Luke 1:32–33 · Psalm 132:11–12 · 1 Kings 2:12 · 1 Chronicles 22:6–13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.