1 Kings 1:45
in 1 Kings 1Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there with rejoicing that rings out in the city. That is the noise you hear.
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ASV
and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon; and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
KJV
And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
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This verse in 1 Kings 1
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, have anointed him king in Gihon,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The arrival of a trusty messenger, who gave a full detail of the coronation ceremony [1Ki 1:43-48], spread dismay in their camp. The wicked and ambitious plot they had assembled to execute was dissipated, and every one of the conspirators consulted his safety by flight. ADONIJAH, FLEEING TO THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR, IS DISMISSED BY SOLOMON.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּמְשְׁח֣וּ | vaiyimshechu | and they have anointed | H4886 → | 70 times |
| אֹת֡וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| צָד֣וֹק | tzadok | Zadok | H6659 → | 53 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֣ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| וְנָתָן֩ | venatan | and Nathan | H5416 → | 41 times |
| הַנָּבִ֨יא | hanavi' | the prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
| לְמֶ֜לֶךְ | lemelekh | to king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בְּגִח֗וֹן | begichon | at Gihon | H1521 → | 6 times |
| וַיַּעֲל֤וּ | vaiyaalu | and they have gone up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| מִשָּׁם֙ | misham | from there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| שְׂמֵחִ֔ים | semechim | joyful | H8056 → | 21 times |
| וַתֵּהֹ֖ם | vatehom | and it was excited | H1949 → | |
| הַקִּרְיָ֑ה | hakiryah | the town | H7151 → | |
| ה֥וּא | hu' | that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| הַקּ֖וֹל | hakol | [is] the noise | H6963 → | 506 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| שְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃ | shema'tem | you have heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
וַיִּמְשְׁח֣וּand they have anointed
vaiyimshechuH4886 →70 times
אֹת֡וֹ<obj.> him
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
צָד֣וֹקZadok
tzadokH6659 →53 times
הַכֹּהֵ֣ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
וְנָתָן֩and Nathan
venatanH5416 →41 times
הַנָּבִ֨יאthe prophet
hanavi'H5030 →314 times
לְמֶ֜לֶךְto king
lemelekhH4428 →2525 times
בְּגִח֗וֹןat Gihon
begichonH1521 →6 times
וַיַּעֲל֤וּand they have gone up
vaiyaaluH5927 →890 times
מִשָּׁם֙from there
mishamH8033 →834 times
שְׂמֵחִ֔יםjoyful
semechimH8056 →21 times
וַתֵּהֹ֖םand it was excited
vatehomH1949 →
הַקִּרְיָ֑הthe town
hakiryahH7151 →
ה֥וּאthat
hu'H1931 →1879 times
הַקּ֖וֹל[is] the noise
hakolH6963 →506 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
שְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃you have heard
shema'temH8085 →1159 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Samuel 28:14“What does he look like?” asked Saul. “An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown in reverence.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 15:27
As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.
- 1 Samuel 15:27
Through
1 Samuel 4:5When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that it shook the ground.
it leads to
- Joshua 6:5
And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all…
- Job 20:5
the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
- Joshua 6:5
Through
1 Kings 1:40All the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth was split by the sound.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 11:14
And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and…
- 1 Chronicles 12:38–40
All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David…
- 1 Samuel 11:15
So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.
- Luke 19:37
And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
- Revelation 11:15–18
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign…
- 2 Kings 11:14
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).