1 Kings

1 Kings 10:9

⁹Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Blessed	בָּר֔וּךְ	bā·rūḵ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
be	יְהִ֨י	yə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
who	אֲשֶׁר֙	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
has delighted	חָפֵ֣ץ	ḥā·p̄êṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2654 delight in
in you	בְּךָ֔	bə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
to set	לְתִתְּךָ֖	lə·ṯit·tə·ḵā	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
you on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the throne	כִּסֵּ֣א	kis·sê	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3678 seat
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Because of the LORD’s	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
eternal	לְעֹלָ֔ם	lə·‘ō·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
love	בְּאַהֲבַ֨ת	bə·’a·hă·ḇaṯ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H157 love
for Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
He has made you	וַיְשִֽׂימְךָ֣	way·śî·mə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
king	לְמֶ֔לֶךְ	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
to carry out	לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
justice	מִשְׁפָּ֖ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
and righteousness	וּצְדָקָֽה׃	ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 72:2 · 1 Kings 5:7 · 2 Samuel 8:15 · 2 Chronicles 2:11 · Jeremiah 23:5–6 · Isaiah 42:1 · 1 Chronicles 17:22 · Psalm 22:8 · Isaiah 32:1–2 · Psalm 72:17–19 · Psalm 18:19 · Romans 13:3–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.