1 Kings

1 Kings 2:46

⁴⁶Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the king	הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
commanded	וַיְצַ֣ו	way·ṣaw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
Benaiah	בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙	bə·nā·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1141 Benajah
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Jehoiada	יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע	yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3077 Jehojada
and he went out	וַיֵּצֵ֕א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
and struck	וַיִּפְגַּע־	way·yip̄·ga‘-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6293 meet, encounter, reach
and he died	וַיָּמֹ֑ת	way·yā·mōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
Thus the kingdom	וְהַמַּמְלָכָ֥ה	wə·ham·mam·lā·ḵāh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
was firmly established	נָכ֖וֹנָה	nā·ḵō·w·nāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3559 be firm
in the hand	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon

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1 Kings 2:12 · 2 Chronicles 1:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.