1 Kings
1 Kings 9:5
5then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| then I will establish | וַהֲקִ֨מֹתִ֜י | wa·hă·qi·mō·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| your royal | מַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛ | mam·laḵ·tə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign |
| throne | כִּסֵּ֧א | kis·sê | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3678 seat |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Israel forever | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I promised | דִּבַּ֗רְתִּי | dib·bar·tî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
| your father | אָבִ֙יךָ֙ | ’ā·ḇî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| David | דָּוִ֤ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| when I said | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| You will never | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| fail | יִכָּרֵ֤ת | yik·kā·rêṯ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| to have a man | אִ֔ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| on | מֵעַ֖ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| the throne | כִּסֵּ֥א | kis·sê | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3678 seat |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 2:4 · 1 Kings 6:12 · 2 Samuel 7:12 · 2 Samuel 7:16 · 1 Kings 8:20 · 1 Kings 8:15 · 1 Chronicles 22:9–10 · Psalm 89:28–39 · Psalm 132:11–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.