1 Kings 2:45

Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex)

English Translation

But king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before Yahweh forever.

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וְכִסֵּ֣א

kiççêʼ

H3678

“and · throne of”

Conjunction + Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct

Appears 135× in the Hebrew Bible
First appears at Genesis 41:40

Full BDB Definition

Origin: from H3680

TWOT: 1007

seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool - seat (of honour), throne - royal dignity, authority, power (figuratively)

About this verse

These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →

11: words
11: distinct lemmas
Historical: section

Grammatical profile

3 verbs
7 nouns
1 preposition

Verb forms

בָּר֑וּךְ Qal · Participle Passive
יִהְיֶ֥ה Qal · Imperfect
נָכ֛וֹן Niphal · Participle Active

Hebrew & Septuagint length

In the original languages it is 11 Hebrew tokens and 16 Greek tokens — but the two are counted differently (Hebrew bundles its prefixes and suffixes into one token; the Greek is in lemma form), so that isn’t a like-for-like length.

Cross-references

Topical passages linked to 1 Kings 2:45 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.

Proverbs 25:5 Take away the wicked from the king's presence, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
2 Samuel 7:13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
1 Kings 2:24 Now therefore as Yahweh lives, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
1 Kings 2:33–34 So shall their blood return on the head of Joab, and on the head of his seed forever: but to David, and to his seed, and to his house, and to his throne, shall there be peace for ever from Yahweh.
Psalms 21:6 For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.
Psalms 72:17 His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
Isaiah 9:6–7 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be on his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Hebrew and Greek witnesses Masoretic Hebrew ↔ Greek Septuagint

The same verse in the two great witnesses to the Old Testament, shown verse-for-verse.

These are two independent witnesses, not word-aligned to each other, and the Septuagint is shown in lemma (dictionary) form.

Hebrew 1 Kings 2:45 Masoretic · Westminster Leningrad Codex

וְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה בָּר֑וּךְ וְכִסֵּ֣א דָוִ֗ד יִהְיֶ֥ה נָכ֛וֹן לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה עַד עוֹלָֽם

But king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before Yahweh forever.

World English Bible · Public Domain

Greek LXX 1 Kings 2:45 Septuagint · lemma form

καί ὁ βασιλεύς σαλωμών εὐλογέω καί ὁ θρόνος δαυίδ εἰμί ἕτοιμος ἐνώπιον κύριος εἰς ὁ αἰών

No English rendering of this Greek verse — the small residue in the structurally divergent books.

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (CC BY 4.0). Greek: Septuagint (public domain); English from a public-domain English Septuagint. How the Septuagint differs from the Hebrew →

Targum (Aramaic paraphrase)

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Targum Jonathan Prophets (Joshua–Malachi)

וּמַלְכָּא שְׁלֹמֹה בְּרִיךְ וְכוּרְסֵי מַלְכוּתָא דְדָוִד יְהֵי מְתַקֵן קֳדָם יְיָ עַל עַלְמָא:

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Targum Jonathan — Aramaic: “Mikraot Gedolot” (public domain). English: “Sefaria Community Translation” (CC0 1.0 (public-domain dedication)); “London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871” (public domain). Text via Sefaria.

Commentary

Notes on 1 Kings 2:45 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

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Trapp's Complete Commentary

John Trapp

1Ki 2:45 And king Solomon [shall be] blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.

Ver. 45. And king Solomon shall be blessed.] For such due execution of justice. See Num 25:11-12 Psa 106:30.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Joseph Benson's Commentary

1Ki 2:45-46. The throne of David — To which Shimei had wished confusion; the royal power and dignity conferred upon him and his heirs. Shall be established — By the execution of such righteous judgments as this. Before the Lord for ever — In the presence of that God who is both an observer and rewarder of all such righteous actions; or under his inspection, and by his blessing. Which went out — Carrying Shimei along with him to the place of execution, which was to be in the king’s presence. The kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon — His secret and worst enemies being taken out of the way.

Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 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.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne

45. Solomon shall be blessed] See above on 1Ki_2:33.

the throne of David shall be established] According to God’s promise (2Sa_7:13-16). Solomon regards the punishments which he has inflicted and is about to inflict, as a fulfilment of the conditions under which the promise was made. His action is the upholding of righteousness in the kingdom.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Gill's Exposition

So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, which went out,.... From the presence of the king, and took Shimei with him to the proper place of execution, it not being fitting to execute him before the king:

and fell upon him, that he died; put him to death by the sword:

and the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon; Adonijah the usurper, and Joab the general of the army, who took on his side, being both put to death; and Abiathar the high priest deposed, who was in the same conspiracy; and Shimei, a dangerous and troublesome man, dispatched, there remained none to give any disturbance; so that he now sat easy and quiet on his throne, and things with respect to the civil government were on a firm and settled foundation.

Next: 1 Kings Chapter 3

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations

The throne of David; that royal power and dignity conferred upon David to him and his heirs for ever.

Shall be established by the execution of such righteous judgments as this is.

Before the Lord; in the presence of that God who is both an observer and rewarder of all such righteous actions; or under God’s inspection, and by his blessing.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

The Pulpit Commentary

And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever. It is inconceivable that Solomon could have spoken thus if he had been conscious either of sharp practice, or spite, or cruelty. The words are those of one who is sure that he is doing God service.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

unfoldingWord translationNotes

Door43 World Missions Community

General Information:

King Solomon orders Shimei to be put to death.

the throne of David will be established before Yahweh forever

Here "throne of David" represents the authority and rule of David and all his descendants forever. (See: Metonymy)

in Solomon's hand

This use of "hand" represents Solomon's power and authority. (See: Metonymy)

translationWords

bless

throne

Benaiah

son

hand

unfoldingWord translationNotes — © Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: git.door43.org/Door43/en_tn.

Lesson kit

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1 Kings, in the Historical, opens this verse with 11 words (11 distinct Hebrew lemmas). Its most distinctive word is kiççêʼ (“throne”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

How does “throne” (kiççêʼ) shape what this verse is saying?
Proverbs 25:5 shares this passage’s theme. How do the two illuminate each other?
These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
The verb «בָּר֑וּךְ» is Qal Participle Passive. How does its form color the action?
Reading how Trapp's Complete Commentary and Joseph Benson's Commentary read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?

Things to notice

This verse counts 11 Hebrew ↔ 16 Greek words.
These translations choose different wording for 8 words in this verse.
11 distinct Hebrew lemmas span 11 words in this verse.