1 Kings 9:5
in 1 Kings 9then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom over Israel for ever, according as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
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.
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This verse in 1 Kings 9
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThen I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever,.... In a succession in his posterity, until the coming of the Messiah: as I promised unto David thy father, saying, there shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel; not fail one of his posterity to sit upon it; see 2Sa 7:12.
This site's exposition
with a heart of integrity and uprightness
on 1 Kings 9:4-5
The promise to David at 2 Samuel 7:12-16 returns here with a condition. David’s line stands, and each king’s share in it rests on walking “as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness”. Solomon hears the terms David kept, with David held up as the standard.
This site's exposition
establish your royal throne over Israel forever
John Gill reads forever as a line of David's descendants on the throne of Israel until the coming of the Messiah. Solomon had pleaded these same words at 8:25. The LORD now answers that plea in His own voice.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
If we perform our part of the covenant, God will not fail to perform his; if we improve the grace God has given us, he will confirm us to the end. Let not the children of godly parents expect the entail of the blessing, unless they tread in the steps of those that have gone before them to heaven, and keep up the virtue and piety of their ancestors.
The words behind it
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַהֲקִ֨מֹתִ֜י | vahakimoti | and I will establish | H6965 → | 628 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כִּסֵּ֧א | kise' | [the] throne of | H3678 → | 135 times |
| מַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛ | mamlakhtekha | kingdom your | H4467 → | 117 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| לְעֹלָ֑ם | leolam | for ever | H5769 → | 438 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| דִּבַּ֗רְתִּי | dibarti | I spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| דָּוִ֤ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| אָבִ֙יךָ֙ | ʾavikha | father your | H1 → | 1212 times |
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִכָּרֵ֤ת | yikaret | it will be cut off | H3772 → | 288 times |
| לְךָ֙ | lekha | to you | ||
| אִ֔ישׁ | ʾish | a man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| מֵעַ֖ל | meal | from on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כִּסֵּ֥א | kise' | [the] throne of | H3678 → | 135 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וַהֲקִ֨מֹתִ֜יand I will establish
vahakimotiH6965 →628 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כִּסֵּ֧א[the] throne of
kise'H3678 →135 times
מַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛kingdom your
mamlakhtekhaH4467 →117 times
עַל־over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
לְעֹלָ֑םfor ever
leolamH5769 →438 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
דִּבַּ֗רְתִּיI spoke
dibartiH1696 →1141 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
דָּוִ֤דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
אָבִ֙יךָ֙father your
ʾavikhaH1 →1212 times
לֵאמֹ֔ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יִכָּרֵ֤תit will be cut off
yikaretH3772 →288 times
לְךָ֙to you
lekha
אִ֔ישׁa man
ʾishH376 →1663 times
מֵעַ֖לfrom on
mealH5921 →5755 times
כִּסֵּ֥א[the] throne of
kise'H3678 →135 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 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
2 Samuel 7:16Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
it leads to
- Luke 1:32–33
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
- Psalms 89:36–37
his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
- 2 Samuel 7:13
He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
- Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness…
- Psalms 45:6
Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
- Luke 1:32–33
Through
2 Samuel 7:12And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 8:20
Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for…
- Acts 2:30
But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
- 1 Kings 8:20
Through
1 Kings 2:4and 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…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 20:3
“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
- 2 Kings 20:3
Where this verse is studied
On this page
About 1 Kings

Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
