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1 Kings 1:47

in 1 Kings 1

The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV

ASV

And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, Thy God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne: and the king bowed himself upon the bed.

KJV

And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.

This verse in 1 Kings 1

Commentary

5 notes on this verse
The king bowed himself - The king worshipped God and prayed that it might be so. Compare Gen 47:31, with margin reference, Heb 11:21.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

A child, on a giant's shoulders, is higher than the giant himself. (3.) The king himself was pleased: He bowed himself upon the bed, not only to signify his acceptance of his servants' address, but to offer up his own address to God (

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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.

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Moreover, the king’s servants came - The king himself was at this time confined to his own house, and probably to his bed, and could not possibly see these ceremonies; therefore his confidential servants came and told him. We know not how Jonathan, in so short a time, possessed himself of so much information.

The words behind it

24 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וְגַם־and also

    vegam-H1571769 times

  • בָּ֜אוּthey have come

    bauH9352568 times

  • עַבְדֵ֣י[the] servants of

    ʾavdeiH5650799 times

  • הַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe king

    hamelekhH44282525 times

  • לְ֠בָרֵךְto bless

    levarekhH1288330 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H85310935 times

  • אֲדֹנֵ֜ינוּlord<s> our

    ʾadoneinuH113333 times

  • הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king

    hamelekhH44282525 times

  • דָּוִד֮David

    davidH1732999 times

  • לֵאמֹר֒<to> saying

    lemorH5595305 times

  • יֵיטֵ֨בmay he make good

    yeitevH3190117 times

  • אֱלֹהִ֜יםGod

    ʾeloheichaH4302601 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H85310935 times

  • שֵׁ֤ם[the] name of

    shemH8034864 times

  • שְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomon

    shelomohH8010291 times

  • מִשְּׁמֶ֔ךָmore than name your

    mishemekhaH8034864 times

  • וִֽיגַדֵּ֥לand may he make great

    vigadelH1431117 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H85310935 times

  • כִּסְא֖וֹthrone his

    kisoH3678135 times

  • מִכִּסְאֶ֑ךָmore than throne your

    mikisekhaH3678135 times

  • וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּand he bowed down

    vaiyishtachuH7812172 times

  • הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king

    hamelekhH44282525 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H59215755 times

  • הַמִּשְׁכָּֽב׃the bed

    hamishkavH4904

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Luke 19:38

    “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

    it leads to

    • Zechariah 9:9

      Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of…

    • Luke 13:35

      Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

    • Psalms 118:22–26

      The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

    • Matthew 21:9

      The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

    • Mark 11:9–10

      The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”

  • Through

    1 Kings 1:37

    Just as the LORD was with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon and make his throne even greater than that of my lord King David.”

    it leads to

    • 1 Samuel 20:13

      But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety.…

    • Joshua 1:5

      No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

  • Through

    Ezra 6:10

    Then they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons.

    it leads to

    • 1 Timothy 2:1–2

      First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—

Where this verse is studied

About 1 Kings

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.