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Wycliffe Bible

1 Kings 2:45

And kyng Salomon schal be blessid; and the trone of Dauid schal be stable bifor the Lord til in to with outen ende.

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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And king Solomon shalbe blessed, and the seate of Dauid stablished before the Lorde for euer.
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."
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 kyng ordeynede Banaie, sone of Joiada, on the oost for hym; and the kyng puttide Sadoch preest for Abiathar. 36 Also the kyng sente, and clepide Semey, and seide to hym, Bilde to thee an hows in Jerusalem, and dwelle thou there, and thou schalt not go out fro thennus hidur and thidur; 37 sotheli in what euer dai thou goist out, and passist the stronde of Cedron, wite thou thee worthi to be slayn; thi blood schal be on thin heed. 38 And Semei seide to the kyng, The word of the kyng is good; as my lord the kyng spak, so thi seruaunt schal do. Therfor Semey dwellide in Jerusalem in many daies. 39 Forsothe it was doon after thre yeer, that the seruauntis of Semei fledden to Achis, sone of Maacha, the kyng of Geth; and it was teld to Semey, that hise seruauntis hadden go in to Geth. 40 And Semey roos, and sadlide his asse, and yede to Achis, in to Geth, to seke hise seruauntis; and brouyte hem ayen fro Geth. 41 Forsothe it was teld to kyng Salomon, that Semey hadde go to Geth fro Jerusalem, and hadde come ayen. 42 And Salomon sente, and clepide hym, and seide to hym, Whether Y witnessede not to thee bi the Lord, and bifor seide to thee, In what euer dai thou schalt go out hidur and thidur, wite thou that thou schalt die; and thou answeridist to me, The word is good, which Y herde? 43 Whi therfor keptist thou not the ooth of the Lord, and the comaundement which Y comaundide to thee? 44 And the kyng seide to Semei, Thou knowist al the yuel, of which thin herte is gilti to thee, which yuel thou didist to my fadir; the Lord hath yolde thi malice in to thin heed.

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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