1 Kings
1 Kings 3:6
6Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| You | אַתָּ֨ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| have shown | עָשִׂ֜יתָ | ‘ā·śî·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| much | גָּדוֹל֒ | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| loving devotion | חֶ֣סֶד | ḥe·seḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| to | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| Your servant | עַבְדְּךָ֙ | ‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| my father | אָבִי֮ | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| David | דָוִ֣ד | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| because | כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| he walked | הָלַ֨ךְ | hā·laḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| before You | לְפָנֶ֜יךָ | lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| in faithfulness | בֶּאֱמֶ֧ת | be·’ĕ·meṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| righteousness | וּבִצְדָקָ֛ה | ū·ḇiṣ·ḏā·qāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H6666 righteousness |
| and uprightness | וּבְיִשְׁרַ֥ת | ū·ḇə·yiš·raṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3483 uprightness |
| of heart | לֵבָ֖ב | lê·ḇāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| And You have maintained | וַתִּשְׁמָר־ | wat·tiš·mār- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| this | הַזֶּ֔ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| loving devotion | הַחֶ֤סֶד | ha·ḥe·seḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| by giving | וַתִּתֶּן־ | wat·tit·ten- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| him | ל֥וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| a son | בֵ֛ן | ḇên | Noun - masculine singular | H1121 son |
| to sit | יֹשֵׁ֥ב | yō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| his throne | כִּסְא֖וֹ | kis·’ōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3678 seat |
| this | הַזֶּֽה׃ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| very day | כַּיּ֥וֹם | kay·yō·wm | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 9:4 · 1 Kings 1:48 · 1 Kings 2:4 · 2 Corinthians 9:11 · 2 Samuel 7:8–12 · 2 Kings 20:3 · 1 Chronicles 29:12–14 · 2 Corinthians 9:5 · Psalm 119:17 · Numbers 12:7 · Psalm 116:7 · 2 Samuel 12:7–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.