1 Kings 9:5

1 Kings 9:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, 'You shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)then I will establish the throne of your dynasty over Israel forever. For I made this promise to your father, David: ‘One of your descendants will always sit on the throne of Israel.’

Context of 1 Kings 9:5

3The Lord said to him: “I have heard the prayer and plea you have made before me; I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting my Name there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there. 4“As for you, if you walk before me faithfully with integrity of heart and uprightness, as David your father did, and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws, I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father when I said, ‘You shall never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’ 6“But if you or your descendants turn away from me and do not observe the commands and decrees I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them, 7then I will cut off Israel from the land I have given them and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. Israel will then become a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples.

1 Kings 9:5 word by word

וַהֲקִ֨מֹתִ֜י אֶת־כִּסֵּ֧א מַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְעֹלָ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבַּ֗רְתִּי עַל־דָּוִ֤ד אָבִ֙יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹֽא־יִכָּרֵ֤ת לְךָ֙ אִ֔ישׁ מֵעַ֖ל כִּסֵּ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then I will establishקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• the throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• of thy kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• upon Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• as I promisedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
• to Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• thy fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• There shall not failכָּרַתkârath · to cut: lackH3772
• thee a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376

Cross-references for 1 Kings 9:5

• 1 Samuel 2:4“The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength.
• 1 Samuel 6:12Then the cows went straight up toward Beth Shemesh, keeping on the road and lowing all the way; they did not turn to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed them as far as the border of Beth Shemesh.
• 1 Samuel 8:15He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants.
• 2 Samuel 7:12When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom.
• 1 Chronicles 22:9But you will have a son who will be a man of peace and rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon, and I will grant Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
• Psalms 89:28I will maintain my love to him forever, and my covenant with him will never fail.
• Psalms 132:11The Lord swore an oath to David, a sure oath he will not revoke: “One of your own descendants I will place on your throne.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 9:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-9The Lord responded to Solomon's prayer by explaining the covenant's conditions. Obedience would lead to prosperity and blessings, while disobedience could cause disaster, including the city's and temple's destruction and the people's exile (see Deuteronomy 28:36–37, 63–68). Although God's covenant was unchangeable, enjoying its blessings required faithfulness to its terms (Psalm 89:24–37).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91Ki 9:1-9. God's Covenant in a Second Vision with Solomon. 1. And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house--This first verse is connected with 1Ki 9:11, all that is contained between 1Ki 9:2-10 being parenthetical.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 9:5

• Blessing
• Government
• Probation
• Solomon

In the dictionaries

• David
• Israel
• Chief
• Levy
• Solomon
• Kings, Books of
• Solomon's Servants
• descend, descendant

Commentaries on 1 Kings 9

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings