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Brenton's Septuagint

1 Kings 2:45

And king Solomon is blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord for ever.

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.
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 appointed Banaeas son of Jodae in his place over the host; and the kingdom was established in Jerusalem; and as for Sadoc the priest, the king appointed him to be high priest in the room of Abiathar. And Solomon son of David reigned over Israel and Juda in Jerusalem: and the Lord gave understanding to Solomon, and very much wisdom, and largeness of heart, as the sand by the sea-shore. 36 And the king called Semei, and said to him, Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and thou shalt not go out thence any whither. 37 And it shall come to pass in the day that thou shalt go forth and cross over the brook Kedron, know assuredly that thou shalt certainly die: thy blood shall be upon thine head. And the king caused him to swear in that day. 38 And Semei said to the king, Good is the word that thou hast spoken, my lord O king: thus will thy servant do. And Semei dwelt in Jerusalem three years. 39 And it came to pass after the three years, that two servants of Semei ran away to Anchus son of Maacha king of Geth: and it was told Semei, saying, Behold, thy servants are in Geth. 40 And Semei rose up, and saddled his ass, and went to Geth to Anchus to seek out his servants: and Semei went, and brought his servants out of Geth. 41 And it was told Solomon, saying, Semei is gone out of Jerusalem to Geth, and has brought back his servants. 42 And the king sent and called Semei, and said to him, Did I not adjure thee by the Lord, and testify to thee, saying, In whatsoever day thou shalt go out of Jerusalem, and go to the right or left, know certainly that thou shalt assuredly die? 43 And why hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment which I commanded thee? 44 And the king said to Semei, Thou knowest all thy mischief which thy heart knows, which thou didst to David my father: and the Lord has recompensed thy mischief on thine own 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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