1 Kings 1:36

Good News Translation

"It shall be done," answered Benaiah, "and may the Lord your God confirm it!

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Amen,” Benaiah son of Jehoiada replied to the king. “May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, so affirm it.

Hebrew Names Version
Benayah the son of Yehoiada answered the king, and said, Amein: the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say so [too].

King James Version
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the Lord God of my lord the king say so too.

English Standard Version
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, "Amen! May the Lord , the God of my lord the king, say so.

New Century Version
Benaiah son of Jehoiada answered the king, "Amen! This is what the Lord , the God of my master, has declared!

New English Translation
Benaiah son of Jehoiada responded to the king: "So be it! May the Lord God of my master the king confirm it!

Amplified Bible
Benaiah [the overseer of the king's bodyguards], the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, "Amen! (So be it!) May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say so too.

New American Standard Bible
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, "Amen! May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say the same.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada answered the King, and said, So be it, and the Lord God of my lord the King ratifie it.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, "Amen! Thus may Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, say.

Contemporary English Version
Benaiah answered, "We will do it, Your Majesty. I pray that the Lord your God will let it happen.

Complete Jewish Bible
B'nayah responded to the king by saying, "Amen! May Adonai , the God of my lord the king, confirm it!

Darby Translation
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, Amen: Jehovah, the God of my lord the king, say so too.

Easy-to-Read Version
Benaiah son of Jehoiada answered the king, "Amen! It is as true as if the Lord God himself had said it, my lord and king.

George Lamsa Translation
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered and said before the king, Amen; so may the LORD your God do.

Lexham English Bible
Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, "Amen! So may Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, confirm it!

Literal Translation
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, Amen! So says Jehovah the God of my lord the king.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then answered Benaia the sonne of Ioiada vnto the kynge, & sayde: Amen. The LORDE God of my lorde the kynge saye thus also.

American Standard Version
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: Jehovah, the God of my lord the king, say so too.

Bible in Basic English
And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, answering the king, said, So be it: and may the Lord, the God of my lord the king, say so.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Banaiah the sonne of Iehoiada aunswered the king, and sayde, Amen: And the Lord God of my lorde the king say so to.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said: 'Amen; so say the LORD, the God of my lord the king.

King James Version (1611)
And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada answered the King, and said, Amen: The Lord God of my lord the king say so too.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Banaeas the son of Jodae answered the king and said, So let it be: may the Lord God of my lord the king confirm it.

English Revised Version
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say so [too].

Berean Standard Bible
"Amen," replied Benaiah son of Jehoiada. "May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so declare it.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Banaie, sone of Joiada, answeride to the kyng, and seide, Amen, `that is, so be it, ether verili, ether feithfuli; so speke the Lord God of my lord the kyng.

Young's Literal Translation
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada answereth the king, and saith, `Amen! so doth Jehovah, God of my lord the king, say;

Update Bible Version
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, says so [too].

Webster's Bible Translation
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so [too].

World English Bible
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, say so [too].

New King James Version
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, "Amen! May the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.

New Living Translation
"Amen!" Benaiah son of Jehoiada replied. "May the Lord , the God of my lord the king, decree that it happen.

New Life Bible
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, "Let it be so! May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, say so!

New Revised Standard
Benaiah son of Jehoiada answered the king, "Amen! May the Lord , the God of my lord the king, so ordain.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then did Benaiah son of Jehoiada make response unto the king, and say - Amen! so, say Yahweh, God of my lord the king.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Banaias, the son of Joiada, answered the king, saying: Amen: so say the Lord, the God of my lord the king.

Revised Standard Version
And Benai'ah the son of Jehoi'ada answered the king, "Amen! May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say so.

THE MESSAGE
Benaiah son of Jehoiada backed the king: "Yes! And may God , the God of my master the king, confirm it! Just as God has been with my master the king, may he also be with Solomon and make his rule even greater than that of my master King David!"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, "Amen! Thus may the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say.

Contextual Overview

³² Then King David sent for Zadok, Nathan, and Benaiah. When they came in, ³³ he said to them, "Take my court officials with you; have my son Solomon ride my own mule, and escort him down to Gihon Spring, ³⁴ where Zadok and Nathan are to anoint him as king of Israel. Then blow the trumpet and shout, ‘Long live King Solomon!' ³⁵ Follow him back here when he comes to sit on my throne. He will succeed me as king, because he is the one I have chosen to be the ruler of Israel and Judah." ³⁶ "It shall be done," answered Benaiah, "and may the Lord your God confirm it! ³⁷ As the Lord has been with Your Majesty, may he also be with Solomon and make his reign even more prosperous than yours." ³⁸ So Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and the royal bodyguards put Solomon on King David's mule and escorted him to Gihon Spring. ³⁹ Zadok took the container of olive oil which he had brought from the Tent of the Lord 's presence, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet, and all the people shouted, "Long live King Solomon!" ⁴⁰ Then they all followed him back, shouting for joy and playing flutes, making enough noise to shake the ground.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Amen: Deuteronomy 27:15-26, Psalms 72:19, Jeremiah 11:5, Jeremiah 28:6, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 28:20, 1 Corinthians 14:16

the Lord: 1 Samuel 25:29, 1 Chronicles 17:27, Psalms 18:2, Psalms 63:1, Psalms 89:20, Psalms 89:26

Reciprocal: Psalms 41:13 - Amen Romans 9:5 - Amen

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king,.... In the name of the rest:

and said, Amen; they all assented to it, and expressed their satisfaction in it:

the Lord God of my lord the king say so [too]; let it appear, by the prosperity and success that shall by divine Providence attend the new king, that this is according to the will of God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 1:36. Sit upon my throne — The matter of conducting a business of this kind seems to have been this:

1. The king elect was placed on the mule of his predecessor, and caused to ride abroad to one of the public wells, or to a river where there was the greatest concourse of people, that they might see who he was that was appointed. Solomon was here taken to the river Gihon, in order to be anointed; the continual stream or constantly running fountain, denoting the perpetuity of the kingdom.

2. The priest and the prophet anointed him in the name of the Lord; and thereby signified that he should be endued with all the kingly virtues; that he should reign by, under, and for the Lord.

3. The trumpet was then to be blown, and solemn proclamation made, that he was anointed king.

4. He was then brought and solemnly placed on the throne, to signify that he had now assumed the reins of government, and was about to administer justice and judgement to the people.