1 Kings

1 Kings 2:10–12

¹⁰Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. ¹¹The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years — seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

¹²So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.

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1 Kings 2:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then David	דָּוִ֖ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
rested	וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב	way·yiš·kaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
his fathers	אֲבֹתָ֑יו	’ă·ḇō·ṯāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
and was buried	וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר	way·yiq·qā·ḇêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6912 bury
in the City	בְּעִ֥יר	bə·‘îr	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
of David	דָּוִֽד׃פ	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David

1 Kings 2:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The length	וְהַיָּמִ֗ים	wə·hay·yā·mîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
of David’s	דָּוִד֙	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
reign	מָלַ֤ךְ	mā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
forty	אַרְבָּעִ֖ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
years	שָׁנָ֑ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
seven	שֶׁ֣בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
years	שָׁנִ֔ים	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
in Hebron	בְּחֶבְר֤וֹן	bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2275 Hebron
and thirty-three	שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים	šə·lō·šîm	Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
years	שָׁנִֽים׃	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
in Jerusalem	וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם	ū·ḇî·rū·šā·lim	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

1 Kings 2:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Solomon	וּשְׁלֹמֹ֕ה	ū·šə·lō·mōh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
sat	יָשַׁ֕ב	yā·šaḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the throne	כִּסֵּ֖א	kis·sê	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3678 seat
of his father	אָבִ֑יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
David	דָּוִ֣ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and his kingdom	מַלְכֻת֖וֹ	mal·ḵu·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom
was firmly	מְאֹֽד׃	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
established	וַתִּכֹּ֥ן	wat·tik·kōn	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3559 be firm

Cross-references

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

1 Kings 2:10 Acts 2:29 · Acts 13:36 · 1 Kings 11:43 · 1 Chronicles 29:28 · 1 Kings 1:21 · 1 Kings 3:1 · 2 Samuel 5:7

1 Kings 2:11 2 Samuel 5:4–5 · 1 Chronicles 29:26–27

1 Kings 2:12 2 Chronicles 1:1 · 1 Chronicles 29:23–25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.