1 Kings 1:37

David Solomon

³⁵ Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

³⁶ And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.

As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.

³⁸ So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.

³⁹ And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Just as the LORD was with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon and make his throne even greater than that of my lord King David.”
KJV: As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
WEB: As the LORD has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.”
ASV: As Jehovah hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
DARBY: As Jehovah has been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
BLB: As YHWH has been with my lord the king, even so may He be with Solomon and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.”

ÅB: Som Herren har vært med min herre kongen, så være han med Salomo og gjøre hans trone enda større enn min herres, kong Davids trone!
OTB: Akkurat som Herren har vært med min herre kongen, må Han være med Salomo, og opphøye hans trone utover min herre kong Davids.”
B1930: Som Herren har vært med min herre kongen, så være han med Salomo og gjøre hans trone ennu større enn min herres, kong Davids trone!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Samuel 20:13
The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
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1 Kings 1:47
And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
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Joshua 1:17
According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.
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Joshua 1:5
There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
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1 Chronicles 28:20
And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
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Psalms 72:8
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
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Psalms 89:27
Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
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Psalms 46:7
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
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