1 Kings 9:5
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.”
כָּרַת
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)
דָּוִד
David
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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.
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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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דָבַר
I spoke
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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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מַמְלָכָה
kingdom/ your
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מַמְלָכָה
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
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כִּסֵּא
the throne of
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כִּסֵּא
properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
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