Category Archives: Kings

וַיַּעֲל֤וּ כָל־הָעָם֙ אַֽחֲרָ֔יו וְהָעָם֙ מְחַלְּלִ֣ים בַּחֲלִלִ֔ים וּשְׂמֵחִ֖ים שִׂמְחָ֣ה גְדֹולָ֑ה וַתִּבָּקַ֥ע הָאָ֖רֶץ בְּקֹולָֽם׃ And all the people went up after him, and the people were piping with pipes and rejoicing with great joy, and the earth was split with their sound. … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּח֩ צָדֹ֨וק הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אֶת־קֶ֤רֶן הַשֶּׁ֨מֶן֙ מִן־הָאֹ֔הֶל וַיִּמְשַׁ֖ח אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙ בַּשֹּׁופָ֔ר וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ כָּל־הָעָ֔ם יְחִ֖י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ And Tsadoq the priest took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Shelomo, and they blew the shofar, and all the people said, … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֣רֶד צָדֹ֣וק הַ֠כֹּהֵן וְנָתָ֨ן הַנָּבִ֜יא וּבְנָיָ֣הוּ בֶן־יְהֹויָדָ֗ע וְהַכְּרֵתִי֙ וְהַפְּלֵתִ֔י וַיַּרְכִּ֨בוּ֙ אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה עַל־פִּרְדַּ֖ת הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֑ד וַיֹּלִ֥כוּ אֹתֹ֖ו עַל־גִּחֹֽון׃ And Tsadoq the priest went down, and Natan the prophet, and Benayahu son of Yehoyadaʿ, and the Kereti and the Peleti, and they … Continue reading →

כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ עִם־אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כֵּ֖ן יְהִי עִם־שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וִֽיגַדֵּל֙ אֶת־כִּסְאֹ֔ו מִ֨כִּסֵּ֔א אֲדֹנִ֖י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִֽד׃ As YHWH was with my lord the king, so may He be with Shelomo, and may He make his throne greater than the throne of my … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨עַן בְּנָיָ֧הוּ בֶן־יְהֹויָדָ֛ע אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָמֵ֑ן כֵּ֚ן יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֱלֹהֵ֖י אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And Benayahu, son of Yehoyada, answered the king and said, “Amen! Thus shall say YHWH, the God of my lord, the king.”   Morphology וַיַּ֨עַן (va-yaʿan) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַעֲלִיתֶ֣ם אַחֲרָ֗יו וּבָא֙ וְיָשַׁ֣ב עַל־כִּסְאִ֔י וְה֥וּא יִמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּחְתָּ֑י וְאֹתֹ֤ו צִוִּ֨יתִי֙ לִֽהְיֹ֣ות נָגִ֔יד עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְעַל־יְהוּדָֽה׃ And you shall go up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne, and he shall reign in my place; and I have … Continue reading →

וּמָשַׁ֣ח אֹתֹ֣ו שָׁ֠ם צָדֹ֨וק הַכֹּהֵ֜ן וְנָתָ֧ן הַנָּבִ֛יא לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּתְקַעְתֶּם֙ בַּשֹּׁופָ֔ר וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם יְחִ֖י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ And Tsadoq the priest and Natan the prophet shall anoint him there as king over Yisraʾel, and you shall blow the shofar and say, “Let … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לָהֶ֗ם קְח֤וּ עִמָּכֶם֙ אֶת־עַבְדֵ֣י אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם וְהִרְכַּבְתֶּם֙ אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בְנִ֔י עַל־הַפִּרְדָּ֖ה אֲשֶׁר־לִ֑י וְהֹורַדְתֶּ֥ם אֹתֹ֖ו אֶל־גִּחֹֽון׃ And the king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and have Shelomo my son ride on my mule, and bring … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד קִרְאוּ־לִ֞י לְצָדֹ֤וק הַכֹּהֵן֙ וּלְנָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֔יא וְלִבְנָיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־יְהֹויָדָ֑ע וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And King Dawid said, “Call for me Tsadoq the priest, and Natan the prophet, and Benayahu son of Yehoyadaʿ.” And they came before the king.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַתִּקֹּ֨ד בַּת־שֶׁ֤בַע אַפַּ֨יִם֙ אֶ֔רֶץ וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ לַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַתֹּ֕אמֶר יְחִ֗י אֲדֹנִ֛י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִ֖ד לְעֹלָֽם׃ פ Then Bat-sheva bowed with her face to the ground and prostrated herself to the king, and she said, “May my lord King Dawid live forever.”   Morphology … Continue reading →

כִּ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ נִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּי לָ֜ךְ בַּיהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כִּֽי־שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה בְנֵךְ֙ יִמְלֹ֣ךְ אַחֲרַ֔י וְה֛וּא יֵשֵׁ֥ב עַל־כִּסְאִ֖י תַּחְתָּ֑י כִּ֛י כֵּ֥ן אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ For just as I swore to you by YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, saying, ‘Surely Shelomo your son shall … Continue reading →

וַיִּשָּׁבַ֥ע הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר חַי־יְהוָ֕ה אֲשֶׁר־פָּדָ֥ה אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י מִכָּל־צָרָֽה׃ And the king swore and said, “As YHWH lives, who has redeemed my soul from every distress.”   Morphology וַיִּשָּׁבַ֥ע (va-yishavaʿ) – Root: שׁבע (shavaʿ); Form: Nifal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨עַן הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִד֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר קִרְאוּ־לִ֖י לְבַת־שָׁ֑בַע וַתָּבֹא֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ Then King Dawid answered and said, “Call for me Bat-sheva.” And she came before the king and stood before the king.   Morphology וַיַּ֨עַן (va-yaʿan) – Root: ענה … Continue reading →

אִ֗ם מֵאֵת֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ נִהְיָ֖ה הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וְלֹ֤א הֹודַ֨עְתָּ֙ אֶֽת־עבדיך מִ֗י יֵשֵׁ֛ב עַל־כִּסֵּ֥א אֲדֹנִֽי־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אַחֲרָֽיו׃ ס If this matter has come from my lord the king, why then have you not made known to your servants who shall sit on … Continue reading →

וְלִ֣י אֲנִֽי־֠עַבְדֶּךָ וּלְצָדֹ֨ק הַכֹּהֵ֜ן וְלִבְנָיָ֧הוּ בֶן־יְהֹויָדָ֛ע וְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥ה עַבְדְּךָ֖ לֹ֥א קָרָֽא׃ But me, your servant, and Tsadoq the priest, and Benayahu son of Yehoyadaʿ, and Shelomo your servant, he did not invite.   Morphology וְלִי (ve-li) – Root: ל (le); Form: … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י יָרַ֣ד הַיֹּ֗ום וַ֠יִּזְבַּח שֹׁ֥ור וּֽמְרִיא־וְצֹאן֮ לָרֹב֒ וַיִּקְרָא֩ לְכָל־בְּנֵ֨י הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וּלְשָׂרֵ֤י הַצָּבָא֙ וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהִנָּ֛ם אֹכְלִ֥ים וְשֹׁתִ֖ים לְפָנָ֑יו וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ יְחִ֖י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃ For today he has gone down and sacrificed ox and fattened cattle and sheep in abundance, and he … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ נָתָן֒ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אַתָּ֣ה אָמַ֔רְתָּ אֲדֹנִיָּ֖הוּ יִמְלֹ֣ךְ אַחֲרָ֑י וְה֖וּא יֵשֵׁ֥ב עַל־כִּסְאִֽי׃ And Natan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adoniyyahu shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ לַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֖ה נָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֑יא וַיָּבֹא֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ עַל־אַפָּ֖יו אָֽרְצָה׃ And they told the king, saying, “Behold, Natan the prophet.” And he came before the king and bowed to the king with his face to the ground. … Continue reading →

וְהִנֵּ֛ה עֹודֶ֥נָּה מְדַבֶּ֖רֶת עִם־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְנָתָ֥ן הַנָּבִ֖יא בָּֽא׃ And behold, she was still speaking with the king, and Natan the prophet came in.   Morphology וְהִנֵּ֛ה (ve-hinneh) – Root: הנה (hinneh); Form: Conjunction + demonstrative particle; Translation: “And behold”; Notes: Introduces … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֕ה כִּשְׁכַ֥ב אֲדֹנִֽי־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֑יו וְהָיִ֗יתִי אֲנִ֛י וּבְנִ֥י שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה חַטָּאִֽים׃ And it shall be, when my lord the king lies with his fathers, that I and my son Shelomo will be counted as offenders.”   Morphology וְהָיָ֕ה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּה֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עֵינֵ֥י כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עָלֶ֑יךָ לְהַגִּ֣יד לָהֶ֔ם מִ֗י יֵשֵׁ֛ב עַל־כִּסֵּ֥א אֲדֹנִֽי־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אַחֲרָֽיו׃ And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Yisraʾel are upon you, to declare to them who shall sit on the throne of my lord … Continue reading →

וַ֠יִּזְבַּח שֹׁ֥ור וּֽמְרִיא־וְצֹאן֮ לָרֹב֒ וַיִּקְרָא֙ לְכָל־בְּנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וּלְאֶבְיָתָר֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וּלְיֹאָ֖ב שַׂ֣ר הַצָּבָ֑א וְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥ה עַבְדְּךָ֖ לֹ֥א קָרָֽא׃ And he has sacrificed ox and fattened cattle and sheep in abundance, and he has invited all the sons of the king and Evyatar … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֕ה הִנֵּ֥ה אֲדֹנִיָּ֖ה מָלָ֑ךְ וְעַתָּ֛ה אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֹ֥א יָדָֽעְתָּ׃ And now, behold, Adoniyya has reigned, and now, my lord the king, you did not know.   Morphology וְעַתָּ֕ה (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עת (ʿattah); Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: “And now”; … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֗ו אֲדֹנִי֙ אַתָּ֨ה נִשְׁבַּ֜עְתָּ בַּֽיהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ לַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ כִּֽי־שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה בְנֵ֖ךְ יִמְלֹ֣ךְ אַחֲרָ֑י וְה֖וּא יֵשֵׁ֥ב עַל־כִּסְאִֽי׃ And she said to him, “My lord, you swore by YHWH your God to your servant, saying, ‘Surely Shelomo your son shall reign after me, … Continue reading →

וַתִּקֹּ֣ד בַּת־שֶׁ֔בַע וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ לַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מַה־לָּֽךְ׃ And Bat-sheva bowed and prostrated herself to the king, and the king said, “What is with you?”   Morphology וַתִּקֹּ֣ד (va-tikkod) – Root: קדד (kadad); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person feminine … Continue reading →

וַתָּבֹ֨א בַת־שֶׁ֤בֶע אֶל־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ הַחַ֔דְרָה וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ זָקֵ֣ן מְאֹ֑ד וַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙ הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית מְשָׁרַ֖ת אֶת־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And Bat-sheva came to the king into the chamber, and the king was very old, and Avishag the Shunammit was ministering to the king.   Morphology וַתָּבֹ֨א (va-tavo) – … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֗ה עֹודָ֛ךְ מְדַבֶּ֥רֶת שָׁ֖ם עִם־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַאֲנִי֙ אָבֹ֣וא אַחֲרַ֔יִךְ וּמִלֵּאתִ֖י אֶת־דְּבָרָֽיִךְ׃ Behold, while you are still speaking there with the king, I will come in after you and complete your words.”   Morphology הִנֵּ֗ה (hinneh) – Root: הנה (hinneh); Form: Demonstrative … Continue reading →

לְכִ֞י וּבֹ֣אִי אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד וְאָמַ֤רְתְּ אֵלָיו֙ הֲלֹֽא־אַתָּ֞ה אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ נִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּ לַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כִּֽי־שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה בְנֵךְ֙ יִמְלֹ֣ךְ אַחֲרַ֔י וְה֖וּא יֵשֵׁ֣ב עַל־כִּסְאִ֑י וּמַדּ֖וּעַ מָלַ֥ךְ אֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃ Go and come to King Dawid, and you shall say to him, ‘Did not you, my lord the … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֕ה לְכִ֛י אִיעָצֵ֥ךְ נָ֖א עֵצָ֑ה וּמַלְּטִי֙ אֶת־נַפְשֵׁ֔ךְ וְאֶת־נֶ֥פֶשׁ בְּנֵ֖ךְ שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ And now, go, let me counsel you, please, a counsel, and deliver your life and the life of your son Shelomo.   Morphology וְעַתָּ֕ה (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עת (ʿattah); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר נָתָ֗ן אֶל־בַּת־שֶׁ֤בַע אֵם־שְׁלֹמֹה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הֲלֹ֣וא שָׁמַ֔עַתְּ כִּ֥י מָלַ֖ךְ אֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ בֶן־חַגִּ֑ית וַאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּ דָוִ֖ד לֹ֥א יָדָֽע׃ And Natan said to Bat-sheva, the mother of Shelomo, saying, “Have you not heard that Adoniyyahu son of Ḥaggit has reigned, and our lord Dawid … Continue reading →