1 Kings 10:9
in 1 Kings 10Blessed 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.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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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This verse in 1 Kings 10
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
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.
This site's exposition
How blessed are your men
on 1 Kings 10:8-10
The queen calls Solomon's servants blessed, then blesses the LORD “who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel”. She names covenant love as the reason for his kingship, “Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel”. 2 Chronicles retells the scene in chapter 9.
This site's exposition
Blessed be the LORD your God
Albert Barnes reads her blessing as owning the LORD as the God of Israel, a confession below those of Hiram and Cyrus. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown report the Jewish tradition that the queen was converted, and note no offering is recorded. Matthew Henry notes she credits his reign to justice.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
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.
Blessed be the Lord thy God,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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.
The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יְהִ֨י | yehi | may he be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| יְהוָ֤ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | ʾeloheikha | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| בָּר֔וּךְ | barukh | blessed | H1288 → | 330 times |
| אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| חָפֵ֣ץ | chafetz | he delights | H2654 → | |
| בְּךָ֔ | bekha | in you | ||
| לְתִתְּךָ֖ | letitekha | to put you | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כִּסֵּ֣א | kise' | [the] throne of | H3678 → | 135 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| בְּאַהֲבַ֨ת | beahavat | because loves | H157 → | 211 times |
| יְהוָ֤ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| לְעֹלָ֔ם | leolam | for ever | H5769 → | 438 times |
| וַיְשִֽׂימְךָ֣ | vaysimekha | and he has appointed you | H7760 → | 584 times |
| לְמֶ֔לֶךְ | lemelekh | to king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | laasot | to do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| מִשְׁפָּ֖ט | mishpat | justice | H4941 → | 422 times |
| וּצְדָקָֽה׃ | utzedakah | and righteousness | H6666 → | 157 times |
יְהִ֨יmay he be
yehiH1961 →3559 times
יְהוָ֤הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙God your
ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 times
בָּר֔וּךְblessed
barukhH1288 →330 times
אֲשֶׁר֙who
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
חָפֵ֣ץhe delights
chafetzH2654 →
בְּךָ֔in you
bekha
לְתִתְּךָ֖to put you
letitekhaH5414 →2011 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
כִּסֵּ֣א[the] throne of
kise'H3678 →135 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
בְּאַהֲבַ֨תbecause loves
beahavatH157 →211 times
יְהוָ֤הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
לְעֹלָ֔םfor ever
leolamH5769 →438 times
וַיְשִֽׂימְךָ֣and he has appointed you
vaysimekhaH7760 →584 times
לְמֶ֔לֶךְto king
lemelekhH4428 →2525 times
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto do
laasotH6213 →2628 times
מִשְׁפָּ֖טjustice
mishpatH4941 →422 times
וּצְדָקָֽה׃and righteousness
utzedakahH6666 →157 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
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.
it 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,…
- Matthew 12:18–21
Through
Psalms 72:2May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
it leads to
- Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.
- Isaiah 32:1
Through
2 Samuel 8:15Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
it 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.”
- Amos 5:15
Through
2 Chronicles 2:11Then 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.”
it 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…
- 2 Chronicles 9:8
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.