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1 Kings 1:17

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And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?	And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, [saying], Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.	And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest [it] not:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And she said^H559 unto him, My lord^H113, thou swarest^H7650 by the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 unto thine handmaid^H519, saying, Assuredly Solomon^H8010 thy son^H1121 shall reign^H4427 after^H310 me, and he shall sit^H3427 upon my throne^H3678.

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Original Hebrew

וַתֹּאמֶר לֹו אֲדֹנִי אַתָּה נִשְׁבַּעְתָּ בַּיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לַאֲמָתֶךָ כִּי־שְׁלֹמֹה בְנֵךְ יִמְלֹךְ אַחֲרָי וְהוּא יֵשֵׁב עַל־כִּסְאִי׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר	va./To.mer	H559	HC/Vqw3fs	and/ she said
ל֗/וֹ	l/o		HR/Sp3ms	to/ him
אֲדֹנִ/י֙	'a.do.N/i	H113	HNcmsc/Sp1cs	O lord/ my
אַתָּ֨ה	'a.Tah	H859	HPp2ms	you
נִשְׁבַּ֜עְתָּ	nish.Ba'.ta	H7650	HVNp2ms	you swore an oath
בַּֽ/יהוָ֤ה	ba./Yah.weh	H3068	HR/Np	by/ Yahweh
אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙	'e.lo.Hei./kha	H430	HNcmpc/Sp2ms	God/ your
לַֽ/אֲמָתֶ֔/ךָ	la./'a.ma.Te./kha	H519	HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms	to/ maidservant/ your
כִּֽי	ki-	H3588	HC	that
שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה	she.lo.Moh	H8010	HNp	Solomon
בְנֵ֖/ךְ	ve.Ne/kh	H1121	HNcmsc/Sp2fs	son/ your
יִמְלֹ֣ךְ	yim.Lokh	H4427	HVqi3ms	he will reign
אַחֲרָ֑/י	'a.cha.Ra/i	H310	HR/Sp1cs	after/ me
וְ/ה֖וּא	ve./Hu'	H1931	HC/Pp3ms	and/ he
יֵשֵׁ֥ב	ye.Shev	H3427	HVqi3ms	he will sit
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	on
כִּסְאִֽ/י	kis.'/I	H3678	HNcmsc/Sp1cs	throne/ my

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H113 — אָדוֹן (ʼâdôwn, aw-done'): or (shortened) אָדֹן; from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine); lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.
• H310 — אַחַר (ʼachar, akh-ar'): from אָחַר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
• H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
• H519 — אָמָה (ʼâmâh, aw-maw'): apparently a primitive word; a maidservant or female slave; (hand-) bondmaid(-woman), maid(-servant).
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3427 — יָשַׁב (yâshab, yaw-shab'): a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
• H3678 — כִּסֵּא (kiççêʼ, kis-say'): or כִּסֵּה; from כָּסָה; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied); seat, stool, throne.
• H4427 — מָלַךְ (mâlak, maw-lak'): a primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel; consult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.
• H7650 — שָׁבַע (shâbaʻ, shaw-bah'): a primitive root; properly to be complete, but used only as a denominative from שֶׁבַע; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times); adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for שָׂבַע), take an oath, [idiom] straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.
• H8010 — שְׁלֹמֹה (Shᵉlômôh, shel-o-mo'): from שָׁלוֹם; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor; Solomon.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H859 — אַתָּה (ʼattâh, at-taw'): or (shortened); אַתָּ; or אַת; feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי; plural masculine אַתֶּם; feminine אַתֶּן; or אַתֵּנָהlemma אתֵּנָה missing vowel, corrected to אַתֵּנָה; or אַתֵּנָּה; a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.
• H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• My lord — Genesis 18:12, 1 Peter 3:6
• thou swarest — 1 Kings 1:13, 1 Kings 1:30

Reciprocal references (4): 1 Kings 1:14, 1 Kings 1:24, 1 Kings 1:35, 1 Chronicles 14:4

Related Topics

• Nave’s: BATH-SHEBA (BATHSHEBA), CIVIL SERVICE, INTERCESSION, PETITION, POLITICS, SOLOMON

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