God’s Word Translation
1 Kings 1:36
36“So be it!” Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, answered the king. “The Lord your God says so too.
1 Kings 1:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the Lord God of my lord the king say so too.
- New International Version (NIV)Benaiah son of Jehoiada answered the king, “Amen! May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, so declare it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, "Amen! May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, say so.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, “Amen! May the Lord God of my lord the king say so too.
Context of 1 Kings 1:36
34Have the priest Zadok and the prophet Nathan anoint him king of Israel there. Then blow the ram’s horn and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ 35Follow him ⌞back⌟ here when he comes to sit on my throne. He will be king in place of me. I have appointed him to be the leader of Israel and Judah.” “So be it!” Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, answered the king. “The Lord your God says so too. 37As the Lord has been with you, so may he be with Solomon. May Solomon be an even greater king than you, King David.” 38Then the priest Zadok, the prophet Nathan, Benaiah (son of Jehoiada), the Cherethites, and the Pelethites put Solomon on King David’s mule and brought him to Gihon.
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וַיַּ֨עַן בְּנָיָ֧הוּ בֶן־יְהֽוֹיָדָ֛ע אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ אָמֵ֑ן כֵּ֚ן יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֱלֹהֵ֖י אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Benaiahבְּנָיָ֫הוּbenâyâh benâyâhû · BenaiahH1141
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
- answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
- the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Amenאָמֵן'âmên · amenH543
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- of my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
Cross-references for 1 Kings 1:36
- Deuteronomy 27:15“Whoever has a carved or metal statue, anything disgusting to the Lord that was made by a craftsman, and sets it up in secret will be cursed.” Then all the people will say amen.
- Psalms 72:19Thanks be to his glorious name forever. May the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!
- Jeremiah 11:5I will keep the oath I made to your ancestors and give them a land flowing with milk and honey, the land you still have today.” ’ ” I answered, “Yes, Lord.”
- Jeremiah 28:6He said, “Amen! May the Lord do this! May the Lord make your prophecy come true and bring back the utensils of the Lord’s temple and all the captives from Babylon to this place.
- Matthew 6:13Don’t allow us to be tempted. Instead, rescue us from the evil one.
- Matthew 28:20Teach them to do everything I have commanded you. “And remember that I am always with you until the end of time.”
- 1 Corinthians 14:16Otherwise, if you praise God only with your spirit, how can outsiders say “Amen!” to your prayer of thanksgiving? They don’t know what you’re saying.
- 1 Samuel 25:29Even though someone pursued you and sought your life, your life is wrapped in the bundle of life which comes from the Lord your God. But he will dispose of the lives of your enemies like stones thrown from a sling.
- 1 Chronicles 17:27Now, you were pleased to bless my house so that it may continue in your presence forever. Indeed, you, Lord, have blessed it. It will be blessed forever.”
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my Savior, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the strength of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Psalms 63:1O God, you are my God. At dawn I search for you. My soul thirsts for you. My body longs for you in a dry, parched land where there is no water.
- Psalms 89:20I found my servant David. I anointed him with my holy oil.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 1:36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Sit upon my throne - The matter of conducting a business of this kind seems to have been this: The king elect was placed on the mule of his predecessor, and caused to ride abroad to one of the public wells, or to a river where there was the greatest concourse of people, that they might see who he was that was appointed. Solomon was here taken to the river Gihon, in order to be anointed; the continual stream or constantly running fountain, denoting the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-53Verses 32-53 The people expressed great joy and satisfaction in the elevation of Solomon. Every true Israelite rejoices in the exaltation of the Son of David. Combinations formed upon evil principles will soon be dissolved, when self-interest calls another way. How can those who do evil deeds expect to have good tidings? Adonijah had despised Solomon, but soon dreaded him. We see here, as in a glass, Jesus, the Son of David and the Son of God, exalted to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-53The book of 1 Kings begins with the Lord's promise to David (see 2 Samuel 7:11–16). Solomon was the rightful and God-chosen heir to what God gave his father David. The problems during Solomon's rise to power suggested there would be more troubles later in his reign and between Israel and Judah in the future(1 Kings 1:1–2:46; 11:12–43).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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