1 Kings 1:42
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.”
בָּשַׂר
To proclaim good news, to bring good tidings. Basar. How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news. Every Christian is a carrier of good news.
חַיִל
worth
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חַיִל
Strength, wealth, army, force. Chayil. A woman of chayil. Not just moral goodness but active powerful capability in every area of life.
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בֵּן
the son of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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עוֹד
still/ he
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עוֹד
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
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דָבַר
was speaking
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דָבַר
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
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יוֹנָתָן
Jonathan
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יוֹנָתָן
Jonathan, the name of ten Israelites
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