1 Kings 1:48
in 1 Kings 1saying, ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel! Today He has provided one to sit on my throne, and my eyes have seen it.’”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And also thus said the king, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
KJV
And also thus said the king, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
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This verse in 1 Kings 1
Commentary
4 notes on this verseBlessed, &c. - It is a great satisfaction to good men, when they are going out of the world, to see their children rising up in their stead, to serve God and their generation: and especially to see peace upon Israel, and the establishment of it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And also thus said the king,....
They were afraid of being taken in the fact, while they were together hatching their treason, and therefore each one made the best of his way. The terror Adonijah himself was in, and the course he took to secure himself. He was now as much depressed as he had been elevated,
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
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְגַם־ | vegam- | and also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| כָּ֖כָה | kakhah | thus | H3602 → | 37 times |
| אָמַ֣ר | ʾamar | he has said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בָּר֨וּךְ | barukh | [be] blessed | H1288 → | 330 times |
| יְהוָ֜ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נָתַ֥ן | natan | he has given | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| הַיּ֛וֹם | haiyom | this day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| יֹשֵׁ֥ב | yoshev | [one who] sits | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כִּסְאִ֖י | kisi | throne my | H3678 → | 135 times |
| וְעֵינַ֥י | veeinai | and own eyes my | H5869 → | 887 times |
| רֹאֽוֹת׃ | root | [are] seeing | H7200 → | 1300 times |
וְגַם־and also
vegam-H1571 →769 times
כָּ֖כָהthus
kakhahH3602 →37 times
אָמַ֣רhe has said
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
בָּר֨וּךְ[be] blessed
barukhH1288 →330 times
יְהוָ֜הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נָתַ֥ןhe has given
natanH5414 →2011 times
הַיּ֛וֹםthis day
haiyomH3117 →2304 times
יֹשֵׁ֥ב[one who] sits
yoshevH3427 →1079 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
כִּסְאִ֖יthrone my
kisiH3678 →135 times
וְעֵינַ֥יand own eyes my
veeinaiH5869 →887 times
רֹאֽוֹת׃[are] seeing
rootH7200 →1300 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 Kings 3:6Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 9:4
And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and…
- 2 Corinthians 9:11
You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, so that through us your giving will produce thanksgiving to God.
- 1 Kings 2:4
and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a…
- 1 Kings 9:4
Through
1 Chronicles 29:10Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
it leads to
- Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
- 1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- Revelation 5:12
In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
- Romans 1:7
To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Ephesians 1:3
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Kings
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.