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1 Kings 1:47

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And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.	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.	And also thus said the king, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, which hath given [one] to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing [it].

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And moreover the king's^H4428 servants^H5650 came^H935 to bless^H1288 our lord^H113 king^H4428 David^H1732, saying^H559, God^H430 make the name^H8034 of Solomon^H8010 better^H3190 than thy name^H8034, and make^H1431 his throne^H3678 greater^H1431 than thy throne^H3678. And the king^H4428 bowed^H7812 himself upon the bed^H4904.

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Original Hebrew

וְגַם־בָּאוּ עַבְדֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ לְבָרֵךְ אֶת־אֲדֹנֵינוּ הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד לֵאמֹר יֵיטֵב [אֱלֹהֶיךָ כ] (אֱלֹהִים ק) אֶת־שֵׁם שְׁלֹמֹה מִשְּׁמֶךָ וִיגַדֵּל אֶת־כִּסְאֹו מִכִּסְאֶךָ וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּב׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/גַם	ve./gam-	H1571	HC/Ta	and/ also
בָּ֜אוּ	Ba.'u	H935	HVqp3cp	they have come
עַבְדֵ֣י	'av.Dei	H5650	HNcmpc	(the) servants of
הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ	ha./Me.lekh	H4428	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ king
לְ֠/בָרֵךְ	Le./va.rekh	H1288	HR/Vpc	to/ bless
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
אֲדֹנֵ֜י/נוּ	'a.do.Nei./nu	H113	HNcmpc/Sp1cp	lord(s)/ our
הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ	ha./Me.lekh	H4428	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ king
דָּוִד֮	da.Vid	H1732	HNp	David
לֵ/אמֹר֒	le./Mor	H559	HR/Vqc	(to)/ saying
יֵיטֵ֨ב	yei.Tev	H3190	HVhj3ms	may he make good
אלהי/ך	ʼĕlôhîym	H430	HNcmpc/Sp2ms
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
שֵׁ֤ם	shem	H8034	HNcmsc	(the) name of
שְׁלֹמֹה֙	she.lo.Moh	H8010	HNp	Solomon
מִ/שְּׁמֶ֔/ךָ	mi./she.Me./kha	H8034	HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms	more than/ name/ your
וִֽ/יגַדֵּ֥ל	vi./ga.Del	H1431	HC/Vpi3ms	and/ may he make great
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
כִּסְא֖/וֹ	kis.'/O	H3678	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	throne/ his
מִ/כִּסְאֶ֑/ךָ	mi./kis.'E./kha	H3678	HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms	more than/ throne/ your
וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ	va/i.yish.Ta.chu	H7812	HC/Vtw3ms	and/ he bowed down
הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha./Me.lekh	H4428	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ king
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	on
הַ/מִּשְׁכָּֽב	ha./mish.Kav	H4904	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ bed

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-'.
• 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.
• 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.
• H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
• H1288 — בָרַךְ (bârak, baw-rak'): a primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason); [idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.
• H1431 — גָּדַל (gâdal, gaw-dal'): a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare גְּדִל), i.e.; to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride); advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
• H1732 — דָּוִד (Dâvid, daw-veed'): rarely (fully); דָּוִיד; from the same as דּוֹד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.
• H3190 — יָטַב (yâṭab, yaw-tab'): a primitive root; to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right); be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, [phrase] be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good(-ness), be (make) merry, please ([phrase] well), shew more (kindness), skilfully, [idiom] very small, surely, make sweet, thoroughly, tire, trim, very, be (can, deal, entreat, go, have) well (said, seen).
• H3678 — כִּסֵּא (kiççêʼ, kis-say'): or כִּסֵּה; from כָּסָה; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied); seat, stool, throne.
• H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
• H4904 — מִשְׁכָּב (mishkâb, mish-kawb'): from שָׁכַב; a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse; bed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.
• H5650 — עֶבֶד (ʻebed, eh'-bed): from עָבַד; a servant; [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.
• H7812 — שָׁחָה (shâchâh, shaw-khaw'): a primitive root; to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God); bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.
• H8010 — שְׁלֹמֹה (Shᵉlômôh, shel-o-mo'): from שָׁלוֹם; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor; Solomon.
• H8034 — שֵׁם (shêm, shame): a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שָׁמַיִם); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.

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

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H1571 — גַּם (gam, gam): by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and; again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.
• 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)

• bless — Exodus 12:32, 2 Samuel 8:10, 2 Samuel 21:3, Ezra 6:10, Psalms 20:1-4
• bowed — Genesis 47:31, Hebrews 11:21
• God — 1 Kings 1:37, Luke 19:38

Reciprocal references (5): Genesis 12:2, Genesis 47:7, 1 Chronicles 28:2, Psalms 72:1, Proverbs 22:1

Related Topics

• Nave’s: JONATHAN, KING, SOLOMON

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