1 Kings 1:35

1 Kings 1:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
• New International Version (NIV)Then you are to go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall then come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne, for he shall be king in my place. And I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne, and he shall be king in my place. For I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah.”

Context of 1 Kings 1:35

33and he told them, “Take your master’s servants with you, put my son Solomon on my mule, and lead him down to Gihon. 34There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint him king over Israel; then blow the trumpet and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ Then follow him up as he comes and sits on my throne. He will be king in my place; I have decreed that he will be ruler over Israel and Judah.” 36Benaiah son of Jehoiada responded to the king: “So be it! May the Lord God of my master the king confirm it! 37As the Lord is with my master the king, so may he be with Solomon, and may he make him an even greater king than my master King David!”

1 Kings 1:35 word by word

וַעֲלִיתֶ֣ם אַחֲרָ֗יו וּבָא֙ וְיָשַׁ֣ב עַל־כִּסְאִ֔י וְה֥וּא יִמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּחְתָּ֑י וְאֹת֤וֹ צִוִּ֙יתִי֙ לִֽהְי֣וֹת נָגִ֔יד עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְעַל־יְהוּדָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then ye shall come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• him, that he may comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and sitיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• upon my throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• for he shall be kingמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• in my stead: and I have appointedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• him to be rulerנָגִידnâgîyd nâgid · leaderH5057
• over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and over Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063

Cross-references for 1 Kings 1:35

• 1 Kings 1:13Visit King David and say to him, ‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise your servant, “Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’
• 1 Kings 2:12Solomon sat on his father David’s throne, and his royal authority was firmly solidified.
• 1 Kings 2:15He said, “You know that the kingdom was mine and all Israel considered me king. But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the Lord decided it should be his.
• 1 Chronicles 23:1When David was old and approaching the end of his life, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
• 1 Chronicles 28:4The Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. Indeed, he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel.
• Psalms 2:6“I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill.”
• Psalms 72:1O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions! Grant the king’s son the ability to make fair decisions!

Commentaries on 1 Kings 1:35

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35Over Israel and over Judah - There is no anticipation here of the subsequent division of the kingdom; the antithesis between Judah and Israel already existed in the reign of David 2 Samuel 2:9; 2 Samuel 19:11.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. 35sit on my throne: Because David was old and weak, Solomon led publicly for about two years before David died. Sharing the throne ensured a smooth royal succession and became common during Israel’s divided monarchy. It was also used in Egypt. The Hebrew word for ruler, used for different leadership roles, can have religious importance. The king was seen as both a spiritual and administrative leader of God’s people (see Deuteronomy 31:10–11; 1 Chronicles…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3535. Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne--The public recognition of the successor to the throne, during the old king's lifetime, is accordant with the customs of the East.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 1:35

• Civil Service
• Israel
• Nathan
• Politics
• Solomon
• Throne
• Zadok

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Judah
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Account
• Adonijah
• Assuredly
• Cherish

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