1 Kings 1:47
in 1 Kings 1The 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,
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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.
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This verse in 1 Kings 1
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
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 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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And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord the king,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
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.
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 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 |
| בָּ֜אוּ | bau | they have come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| עַבְדֵ֣י | ʾavdei | [the] servants of | H5650 → | 799 times |
| הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| לְ֠בָרֵךְ | levarekh | to bless | H1288 → | 330 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲדֹנֵ֜ינוּ | ʾadoneinu | lord<s> our | H113 → | 333 times |
| הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| דָּוִד֮ | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| לֵאמֹר֒ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יֵיטֵ֨ב | yeitev | may he make good | H3190 → | 117 times |
| אֱלֹהִ֜ים | ʾeloheicha | God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שֵׁ֤ם | shem | [the] name of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹה֙ | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| מִשְּׁמֶ֔ךָ | mishemekha | more than name your | H8034 → | 864 times |
| וִֽיגַדֵּ֥ל | vigadel | and may he make great | H1431 → | 117 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כִּסְא֖וֹ | kiso | throne his | H3678 → | 135 times |
| מִכִּסְאֶ֑ךָ | mikisekha | more than throne your | H3678 → | 135 times |
| וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ | vaiyishtachu | and he bowed down | H7812 → | 172 times |
| הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַמִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ | hamishkav | the bed | H4904 → |
וְגַם־and also
vegam-H1571 →769 times
בָּ֜אוּthey have come
bauH935 →2568 times
עַבְדֵ֣י[the] servants of
ʾavdeiH5650 →799 times
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
לְ֠בָרֵךְto bless
levarekhH1288 →330 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֲדֹנֵ֜ינוּlord<s> our
ʾadoneinuH113 →333 times
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
דָּוִד֮David
davidH1732 →999 times
לֵאמֹר֒<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
יֵיטֵ֨בmay he make good
yeitevH3190 →117 times
אֱלֹהִ֜יםGod
ʾeloheichaH430 →2601 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שֵׁ֤ם[the] name of
shemH8034 →864 times
שְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
מִשְּׁמֶ֔ךָmore than name your
mishemekhaH8034 →864 times
וִֽיגַדֵּ֥לand may he make great
vigadelH1431 →117 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כִּסְא֖וֹthrone his
kisoH3678 →135 times
מִכִּסְאֶ֑ךָmore than throne your
mikisekhaH3678 →135 times
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּand he bowed down
vaiyishtachuH7812 →172 times
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַמִּשְׁכָּֽב׃the bed
hamishkavH4904 →
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
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!”
- Zechariah 9:9
Through
1 Kings 1:37Just 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.
- 1 Samuel 20:13
Through
Ezra 6:10Then 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—
- 1 Timothy 2:1–2
Where this verse is studied
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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.
