1 Kings 8:1
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.”
דָּוִד
David. Beloved. The shepherd boy who became king. A man after God's own heart. God chooses the surrendered heart not the impressive resume.
בְּרִית
the covenant of
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בְּרִית
Covenant. Berith. A solemn binding agreement. God's covenants are unconditional promises that He will never break under any circumstances.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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רֹאשׁ
the chiefs of
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רֹאשׁ
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
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נָשִׂיא
the leaders of
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נָשִׂיא
properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist
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צִיּוֹן
is Zion
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צִיּוֹן
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerusalem
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
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שְׁלֹמֹה
Solomon
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שְׁלֹמֹה
Shelomah, David's successor
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קָהַל
he called together
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קָהַל
to convoke
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זָקֵן
the elders of
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