1 Kings
1 Kings 1:5–6
5At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.
6(His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)
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1 Kings 1:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At that time Adonijah | וַאֲדֹנִיָּ֧ה | wa·’ă·ḏō·nî·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H138 Adonijah |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| by Haggith | חַגִּ֛ית | ḥag·gîṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2294 Chaggith |
| began to exalt himself | מִתְנַשֵּׂ֥א | miṯ·naś·śê | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֖ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| I | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| will be king | אֶמְלֹ֑ךְ | ’em·lōḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| And he acquired | וַיַּ֣עַשׂ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| chariots | רֶ֚כֶב | re·ḵeḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone |
| and horsemen | וּפָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים | ū·p̄ā·rā·šîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H6571 horse, steed |
| and fifty | וַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים | wa·ḥă·miš·šîm | Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural | H2572 fifty |
| men | אִ֖ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| to run | רָצִ֥ים | rā·ṣîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7323 run |
| ahead of him | לְפָנָֽיו׃ | lə·p̄ā·nāw | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
1 Kings 1:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| His father | אָבִ֤יו | ’ā·ḇîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| had never | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| once reprimanded him | עֲצָב֨וֹ | ‘ă·ṣā·ḇōw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H6087 hurt, pain, grieve |
| by saying | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Why | מַדּ֖וּעַ | mad·dū·a‘ | Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| do you act | עָשִׂ֑יתָ | ‘ā·śî·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| this way | כָּ֣כָה | kā·ḵāh | Adverb | H3602 thus |
| also | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| very | מְאֹ֔ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| handsome | טֽוֹב־ | ṭō·wḇ- | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| born | יָלְדָ֖ה | yā·lə·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| next after | אַחֲרֵ֥י | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| Absalom | אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ | ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H53 Abshalom |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 1:5 2 Samuel 15:1 · 2 Samuel 3:4
1 Kings 1:6 2 Samuel 3:3–4 · 1 Samuel 3:13 · Proverbs 22:15 · 1 Chronicles 3:2 · Proverbs 23:13–14 · Hebrews 12:5–6 · Proverbs 29:15 · 2 Samuel 14:25 · 1 Samuel 10:23 · 1 Samuel 9:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.