1 Kings 1:38

1 Kings 1:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.
• New International Version (NIV)So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon mount King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David's mule and brought him to Gihon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and took him to Gihon.

Context of 1 Kings 1:38

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!” So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites went down, put Solomon on King David’s mule, and led him to Gihon. 39Zadok the priest took a horn filled with olive oil from the tent and poured it on Solomon; the trumpet was blown and all the people declared, “Long live King Solomon!” 40All the people followed him up, playing flutes and celebrating so loudly they made the ground shake.

1 Kings 1:38 word by word

וַיֵּ֣רֶד צָד֣וֹק הַ֠כֹּהֵן וְנָתָ֨ן הַנָּבִ֜יא וּבְנָיָ֣הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָ֗ע וְהַכְּרֵתִי֙ וְהַפְּלֵתִ֔י וַיַּרְכִּ֙בוּ֙ אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה עַל־פִּרְדַּ֖ת הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֑ד וַיֹּלִ֥כוּ אֹת֖וֹ עַל־גִּחֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Zadokצָדוֹקtsâdôq · ZadokH6659
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• and Nathanנָתָןnâthân · NathanH5416
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• and Benaiahבְּנָיָ֫הוּbenâyâh benâyâhû · BenaiahH1141
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
• and the Cherethitesכְּרֵתִיkerêthîy · CherethiteH3774
• and the Pelethitesפְּלֵתִיpelêthîy · PelethiteH6432
• went downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• and caused Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• to rideרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
• upon kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• David’sדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• muleפִּרְדָּהpirdâh · female muleH6506
• and broughtיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• him to Gihonגִּיחוֹןgîychôn gichôn · GihonH1521

Cross-references for 1 Kings 1:38

• 1 Kings 1:8But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s elite warriors did not ally themselves with Adonijah.
• 1 Samuel 30:14We conducted a raid on the Negev of the Kerethites, on the area of Judah, and on the Negev of Caleb. We burned Ziklag.”
• 2 Samuel 8:18Benaiah son of Jehoida supervised the Kerithites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.
• 2 Samuel 15:18All his servants were leaving with him, along with all the Kerethites, all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites – some six hundred men who had come on foot from Gath. They were leaving with the king.
• 2 Samuel 20:20Joab answered, “Get serious! I don’t want to swallow up or destroy anything!
• 1 Chronicles 18:17Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were the king’s leading officials.
• Zephaniah 2:5Those who live by the sea, the people who came from Crete, are as good as dead. The Lord has decreed your downfall, Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy everyone who lives there!”
• 1 Kings 1:33and he told them, “Take your master’s servants with you, put my son Solomon on my mule, and lead him down to Gihon.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 1:38

• 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. 38The king's bodyguards were foreign soldiers from Crete. They served David during his entire reign (2 Samuel 8:18; 15:18; 20:7).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 1:38

• Benaiah
• Cherethites
• Civil Service
• Gihon
• Israel
• Nathan
• Pelethites
• Politics
• Solomon
• Throne
• Zadok

In the dictionaries

• Benaiah
• Jehoiada
• Nathan
• Solomon
• Zadok
• Cherethites
• 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