1 Kings 10:9 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 10:9

Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”

BSB

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ASV

Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because Jehovah loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do justice and righteousness.

KJV

Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Blessed be the Lord thy God - This acknowledgment of Yahweh falls below the confessions of Hiram 2Ch 2:12 and Cyrus Ezr 1:3. It does not imply more than an admission of His power as a local deity; namely, that He is the God of the Jews and of their country.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

To this she attributes his prosperity, not to his wisdom, for bread is not always to the wise ( Eccl. ix. 11 ), but whoso doeth judgment and justice, it shall be well with him, Jer. xxii. Thus giving of thanks must be made for kings, for good kings, for such kings; they are what God makes them to be.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Blessed be the Lord thy God--(See on 1Ki 5:7). It is quite possible, as Jewish writers say, that this queen was converted, through Solomon's influence, to the worship of the true God. But there is no record of her making any gift or offering in the temple.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
יְהִ֨י	ye.Hi	may he be	H1961 →
יְהוָ֤ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙	'e.lo.Hei.kha	God your	H430 →
בָּר֔וּךְ	ba.Rukh	blessed	H1288 →
אֲשֶׁר֙	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
חָפֵ֣ץ	cha.Fetz	he delights	H2654 →
בְּךָ֔	be.Kha	in you
לְתִתְּךָ֖	le.ti.te.Kha	to put you	H5414 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
כִּסֵּ֣א	ki.Se'	[the] throne of	H3678 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
בְּאַהֲבַ֨ת	be.'a.ha.Vat	because loves	H157 →
יְהוָ֤ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
לְעֹלָ֔ם	le.'o.Lam	for ever	H5769 →
וַיְשִֽׂימְךָ֣	vay.si.me.Kha	and he has appointed you	H7760 →
לְמֶ֔לֶךְ	le.Me.lekh	to king	H4428 →
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת	la.'a.Sot	to do	H6213 →
מִשְׁפָּ֖ט	mish.Pat	justice	H4941 →
וּצְדָקָֽה׃	u.tze.da.Kah	and righteousness	H6666 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 42:1
“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
leads to
- Matthew 12:18–21
  “Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
- Luke 3:22
  and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
- Isaiah 52:13
  Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
- Isaiah 61:1
  The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty…
- Isaiah 43:10
  “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed,…
Through
Psalms 72:2
May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
leads to
- Isaiah 32:1
  Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.
Through
2 Samuel 8:15
Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
leads to
- Amos 5:15
  Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”
Through
2 Chronicles 2:11
Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 9:8
  Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them…

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About 1 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 Kings