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1 Kings 2:45

And king Solomon shalbe blessed, and the seate of Dauid stablished before the Lorde for euer.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Government;   Homicide;   Shimei;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Punishments;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Joab;   Shimel;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Solomon;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Preaching;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Shimei;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Achish;   Bahurim;   Benaiah;   Cities of Refuge;   Court Systems;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Reuben;   Solomon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - David;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Benaiah ;   Shimei ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Shimei;   Talent;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Shim'ei;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Ass;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Shimei;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Achish;   Mordecai;   Shimei;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
but King Solomon will be blessed, and David’s throne will remain established before the Lord forever.”
Hebrew Names Version
But king Shlomo shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD forever.
King James Version
And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord for ever.
English Standard Version
But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever."
New Century Version
But the Lord will bless me and make the rule of David safe before the Lord forever."
New English Translation
But King Solomon will be empowered and David's dynasty will endure permanently before the Lord ."
Amplified Bible
"But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD forever."
New American Standard Bible
"But King Solomon will be blessed, and the throne of David will be established before the LORD forever."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And let King Salomon be blessed, and the throne of Dauid stablished before the Lorde for euer.
Legacy Standard Bible
But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before Yahweh forever."
Contemporary English Version
But the Lord will bless me and make my father's kingdom strong forever.
Complete Jewish Bible
But King Shlomo will be blessed, and the throne of David will be established before Adonai forever."
Darby Translation
and king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before Jehovah for ever.
Easy-to-Read Version
But the Lord will bless me and keep David's throne before him forever."
George Lamsa Translation
And King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.
Good News Translation
But he will bless me, and he will make David's kingdom secure forever."
Lexham English Bible
but King Solomon will be blessed and the throne of David will be established before Yahweh forever."
Literal Translation
And King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before Jehovah forever.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And kynge Salomon is blessed, and the seate of Dauid shalbe stablished before ye LORDE for euer.
American Standard Version
But king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before Jehovah for ever.
Bible in Basic English
But a blessing will be on King Solomon, and the kingdom of David will keep its place before the Lord for ever.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.'
King James Version (1611)
And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of Dauid shall bee established before the Lord for euer.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And king Solomon is blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord for ever.
English Revised Version
But king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.
Berean Standard Bible
But King Solomon will be blessed and David's throne will remain secure before the LORD forever."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And kyng Salomon schal be blessid; and the trone of Dauid schal be stable bifor the Lord til in to with outen ende.
Young's Literal Translation
and king Solomon [is] blessed, and the throne of David is established before Jehovah unto the age.'
Update Bible Version
But king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before Yahweh forever.
Webster's Bible Translation
And king Solomon [shall be] blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.
World English Bible
But king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before Yahweh forever.
New King James Version
But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD forever."
New Living Translation
But may I, King Solomon, receive the Lord 's blessings, and may one of David's descendants always sit on this throne in the presence of the Lord ."
New Life Bible
But good will come to King Solomon. The throne of David will keep its place before the Lord forever."
New Revised Standard
But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, King Solomon, shall be blessed, - and, the throne of David, shall be established before Yahweh, unto times age-abiding.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord for ever.
Revised Standard Version
But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD forever."

Contextual Overview

35 And the king put Banaiah the sonne of Iehoiada in his roome ouer ye hoast, and put Sadoc the priest in the roome of Abiathar. 36 And the king sent and called Semei, & sayde vnto him: Buylde thee an house in Hierusalen, and dwell there, & see that thou go not foorth thence any whyther. 37 For be thou sure, that the day that thou goest out, and passest ouer the riuer of Cedron, thou shalt dye that day, and thy blood shalbe vpon thyne owne head. 38 And Semei sayde vnto the king, This saying is good: As my lorde ye king hath sayde, so will thy seruaunt do. And Semei dwelt in Hierusalem many a day. 39 And it chaunced after three yeres, that two of the seruauntes of Semei ranne away vnto Achis sonne of Maacha king of Geth: And they told Semei, saying, Behold, thy seruauntes be in Geth. 40 And Semei stoode vp, and sadled his asse, and gat him to Geth to Achis to seke his seruauntes: And Semei wet & brought his seruauntes againe from Geth. 41 And it was tolde Solomon, howe that Semei had gone from Hierusalem to Geth, and was come againe. 42 And the king sent & called Semei, and said vnto him: Did I not charge thee by the Lorde with an oth, & testified vnto thee, saying: Be sure, that whensoeuer thou goest out & walkest abroade any whyther, thou shalt bye the death? And thou saydest vnto me: It is good tydinges that I haue heard. 43 Why then hast thou not kept the oth of the Lorde, and the commaundement that I charged thee withall? 44 The king sayde moreoeur to Semei: Thou remembrest all the wickednesse which thyne heart knoweth, and that thou diddest to Dauid my father: the Lorde also shall bring thy wickednesse vpon thyne owne head:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

blessed: Psalms 21:6, Psalms 72:17

the throne: 1 Kings 2:24, 1 Kings 2:33, 1 Kings 2:34, Proverbs 25:5, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 16:5 - whose name 1 Kings 2:46 - the kingdom

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And King Solomon [shall be] blessed,.... With a long and peaceable reign, and large dominions, notwithstanding all the attempts to make him unhappy:

and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord for ever; the kingdom of David over Judah for a long time, in his natural line; and the kingdom of Israel, spiritual Israel, for ever in his son the Messiah; and that in the presence of the Lord, he observing, ordering, and succeeding all things to that purpose.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 2:45. King Solomon shall be blessed — He seems to think that, while such bad men remained unpunished, the nation could not prosper; that it was an act of justice which God required him to perform, in order to the establishment and perpetuity of his throne.


 
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