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For I made this promise to your father, David: ‘One of your descendants will always sit on the throne of Israel.’ <a href="/esv/1_kings/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’ <a href="/bsb/1_kings/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’ <a href="/kjv/1_kings/9.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/9.htm">New King James Version</a> then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’ <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, just as I promised to your father David, saying, ‘You shall not be deprived of a man on the throne of Israel.’ <a href="/nasb/1_kings/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, just as I promised to your father David, saying, &#8216You shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, just as I promised to your father David, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’ <a href="/lsb/1_kings/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, just as I promised to your father David, saying, ‘You shall not have a man cut off from the throne of Israel.’ <a href="/amp/1_kings/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, just as I promised your father David, saying, ‘You shall not be without a man (descendant) on the throne of Israel.’ <a href="/csb/1_kings/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David: You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David: You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel. <a href="/asv/1_kings/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom over Israel for ever, according as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. <a href="/cev/1_kings/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and I will keep my promise to David that someone from your family will always be king of Israel. <a href="/erv/1_kings/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom over Israel for ever; according as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> then I will establish your royal dynasty over Israel forever as I promised your father David when I said, 'You will never fail to have an heir on the throne of Israel.' <a href="/gnt/1_kings/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will keep the promise I made to your father David when I told him that Israel would always be ruled by his descendants. <a href="/isv/1_kings/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> then I'll make your royal throne secure forever, just as I agreed to do so for your father David when I said, 'You are to not lack a man on the throne of Israel.' <a href="/msb/1_kings/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ?You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.? <a href="/net/1_kings/9.htm">NET Bible</a> Then I will allow your dynasty to rule over Israel permanently, just as I promised your father David, 'You will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.' <a href="/nheb/1_kings/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, according as I promised to David your father, saying, 'There shall not fail you a man on the throne of Israel.' <a href="/wbt/1_kings/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/1_kings/9.htm">World English Bible</a> then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised to David your father, saying, ‘There shall not fail from you a man on the throne of Israel.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> then I have established the throne of your kingdom over Israel for all time, as I spoke to your father David, saying, A man of yours is never cut off from [being] on the throne of Israel. <a href="/ylt/1_kings/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> then I have established the throne of thy kingdom over Israel -- to the age, as I spake unto David thy father, saying, There is not cut off to thee a man from being on the throne of Israel. <a href="/slt/1_kings/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I raised up the throne of thy kingdom over Israel forever, as spake to David thy father, saying, There shall not be cut off to thee a man from the throne of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I will establish the throne of thy kingdom over Israel for ever, as I promised David thy father, saying: There shall not fail a man of thy race upon the throne of Israel. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> then I will set the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, just as I promised your father David, saying: ‘A man from your stock shall not be taken away from the throne of Israel.’ <a href="/nabre/1_kings/9.htm">New American Bible</a> I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father: There shall never be wanting someone from your line on the throne of Israel. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David, saying, ‘There shall not fail you a successor on the throne of Israel.’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel for ever, as I promised to David your father, saying, There shall not fail you a man upon the throne of Israel. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> I shall establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel to eternity, as I said to David your father, that there will not fail you a man from the throne of Israel.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom over Israel for ever; according as I promised to David thy father, saying: There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. <a href="/sep/1_kings/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> then will I establish the throne of thy kingdom in Israel for ever, as I spoke to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to rule in Israel. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/9-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=3634" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/9.htm">The LORD's Response to Solomon</a> …4And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances, 5<a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: wa·hă·qi·mō·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">then I will establish</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4467.htm" title="4467: mam·laḵ·tə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign. From malak; dominion, i.e. the estate or the country.">your royal</a> <a href="/hebrew/3678.htm" title="3678: kis·sê (N-msc) -- Seat of honor, throne. Or kicceh; from kacah; properly, covered, i.e. A throne.">throne</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel forever,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bar·tî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">I promised</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">your father</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">when I said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">‘You will never</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: yik·kā·rêṯ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">fail</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">to have a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3678.htm" title="3678: kis·sê (N-msc) -- Seat of honor, throne. Or kicceh; from kacah; properly, covered, i.e. A throne.">the throne</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.’</a> 6But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a> And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ... <a href="/1_chronicles/17-11.htm">1 Chronicles 17:11-14</a> And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor. ... <a href="/1_chronicles/22-10.htm">1 Chronicles 22:10</a> He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’ <a href="/1_chronicles/28-6.htm">1 Chronicles 28:6-7</a> And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father. / I will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances, as is being done this day.’ <a href="/psalms/89-3.htm">Psalm 89:3-4</a> You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant: / ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah <a href="/psalms/89-28.htm">Psalm 89:28-29</a> I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast. / I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure. <a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">Psalm 132:11-12</a> The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne. / If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.” <a href="/2_chronicles/7-17.htm">2 Chronicles 7:17-18</a> And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances, / then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’ <a href="/jeremiah/33-17.htm">Jeremiah 33:17</a> For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, <a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a> He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” <a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a> This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: <a href="/matthew/1-6.htm">Matthew 1:6</a> and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife, <a href="/matthew/22-42.htm">Matthew 22:42-45</a> “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered. / Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says: / ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’ ... <a href="/acts/2-30.htm">Acts 2:30</a> But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne. <a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3</a> regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then I will establish the throne of your kingdom on Israel for ever, as I promised to David your father, saying, There shall not fail you a man on the throne of Israel.I will establish<a href="/1_samuel/2-4.htm">1 Samuel 2:4</a> The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.<a href="/1_samuel/6-12.htm">1 Samuel 6:12</a> And the kine took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Bethshemesh.<a href="/1_samuel/8-15.htm">1 Samuel 8:15,20</a> And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/2-45.htm">Age</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-4.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-32.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-26.htm">Established</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-25.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-66.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-46.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-15.htm">Lack</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-1.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-16.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-7.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/judges/17-7.htm">There</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-25.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/10-9.htm">Age</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-24.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-15.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-5.htm">Established</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-14.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-9.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-9.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">Lack</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-19.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-10.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-19.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-9.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">There</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-9.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 9</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/9-1.htm">God's covenant in a vision with Solomon</a> 10. <a href="/1_kings/9-10.htm">The mutual presents of Solomon and Hiran</a> 15. <a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">In Solomon's works the Gentiles were his bondmen, the Israelites servants</a> 24. <a href="/1_kings/9-24.htm">Pharaoh's daughter removes to her house</a> 25. <a href="/1_kings/9-25.htm">Solomon's yearly solemn sacrifices</a> 26. <a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">His navy fetches gold from Ophir</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever This promise is a continuation of the Davidic Covenant, which is central to the biblical narrative. The covenant assures the perpetuity of David's lineage and kingdom, emphasizing God's faithfulness. The term "forever" indicates an eternal aspect, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as the "Son of David" and whose kingdom is everlasting. This promise is contingent upon obedience, as seen in the broader context of <a href="/1_kings/9.htm">1 Kings 9</a>, where God outlines conditions for Solomon's reign.as I promised your father David This phrase refers back to <a href="/2_samuel/7.htm">2 Samuel 7</a>, where God makes a covenant with David, promising that his descendants will rule Israel. This covenant is foundational for understanding the messianic expectations in the Old Testament. It underscores the importance of David's lineage and God's unwavering commitment to His promises. The historical context here is crucial, as David's reign marked a high point in Israel's history, and the promise to Solomon is a reaffirmation of God's plan.when I said, This phrase highlights the direct communication from God to David, emphasizing the personal nature of God's promises. It reflects the biblical theme of God speaking to His chosen leaders, providing guidance and assurance. This divine communication is a hallmark of the covenant relationship between God and His people.‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’ This assurance of a continuous line of rulers from David's lineage is significant in the context of Israel's monarchy. It points to the stability and continuity that God promises, despite the eventual division and exile of the kingdom. Theologically, this promise finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who is seen as the eternal King in the New Testament. The phrase also reflects the cultural importance of dynastic succession in the ancient Near East, where a stable lineage was seen as a sign of divine favor and legitimacy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The son of David and king of Israel, to whom God is speaking in this passage. Solomon is known for his wisdom and for building the temple in Jerusalem. 2. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The father of Solomon and former king of Israel, to whom God made the original promise of an everlasting dynasty. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation over which Solomon reigns, representing God's chosen people and the land promised to Abraham and his descendants. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_royal_throne.htm">The Royal Throne</a> Symbolizes the Davidic dynasty and God's covenant promise to maintain David's lineage on the throne of Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god's_promise.htm">God's Promise</a> The divine assurance given to David and reiterated to Solomon, emphasizing the conditional nature of the covenant based on obedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_conditional_nature_of_god's_promises.htm">The Conditional Nature of God's Promises</a> While God's promises are steadfast, they often require human obedience and faithfulness. Solomon's reign is a reminder of the importance of aligning with God's will to see His promises fulfilled. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_legacy.htm">The Importance of Legacy</a> God's promise to David and Solomon underscores the significance of leaving a spiritual legacy. Our actions and faithfulness can impact future generations. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Sovereignty and Faithfulness</a> Despite human failures, God's overarching plan remains intact. The promise to David finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, demonstrating God's unwavering faithfulness. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Leadership in God's Plan</a> Leaders are called to uphold God's statutes and commands. Solomon's example serves as a reminder of the responsibility that comes with leadership in God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 9</a> <a href="/q/what_does_solomon's_life_teach_us.htm">What lessons does Solomon's life teach us?</a> <a href="/q/does_1_chr_28_5_align_with_david's_succession.htm">Does 1 Chronicles 28:5, where David says God chose Solomon as king, align with or contradict other biblical passages about political intrigue in David's succession?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_2_sam_24_9_and_1_chr_21_differ.htm">Why is there a discrepancy between the numbers given in 2 Samuel 24:9 and 1 Chronicles 21 for the same census?</a> <a href="/q/judah's_fighting_men__500k_or_470k.htm">How many fighting men were found in Judah? Five hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9) Four hundred and seventy thousand (I Chronicles 21:5)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) If thou wilt walk.--The fall of the house of Solomon from dominion over all Israel is an emphatic comment on the conditional nature of this promise. Yet the essence of the covenant with David was kept in that preservation of the diminished kingdom to an unbroken succession of his descendants--singularly contrasted with the changes of dynasty in the greater rival kingdom--which is expressly declared to have been granted "for David's sake" (<a href="/context/1_kings/11-12.htm" title="Notwithstanding in your days I will not do it for David your father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of your son.">1Kings 11:12-13</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - Then I will establish [same word as in ch. <a href="/1_kings/2-4.htm">1 Kings 2:4</a>, where see note. Surely he would remember this word as it would recall his father's charge to his mind] the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel forever [this is the answer to the prayer of <a href="/1_kings/8-26.htm">1 Kings 8:26</a>] as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. [<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12, 16</a>; <a href="/1_kings/2-4.htm">1 Kings 2:4</a>; <a href="/1_kings/6-12.htm">1 Kings 6:12</a>; <a href="/psalms/132-12.htm">Psalm 132:12</a>. But the primary reference is to <a href="/1_kings/8-25.htm">1 Kings 8:25</a>; see Introduction, sect. III.] <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/9-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>then I will establish וַהֲקִ֨מֹתִ֜י (wa·hă·qi·mō·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand your royal מַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛ (mam·laḵ·tə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4467.htm">Strong's 4467: </a> Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign throne כִּסֵּ֧א (kis·sê) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3678.htm">Strong's 3678: </a> Seat of honor, throne over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Israel forever, יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc as כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I promised דִּבַּ֗רְתִּי (dib·bar·tî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue your father אָבִ֙יךָ֙ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father David דָּוִ֤ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse when I said, לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘You will never לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no fail יִכָּרֵ֤ת (yik·kā·rêṯ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant to have a man אִ֔ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the throne כִּסֵּ֥א (kis·sê) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3678.htm">Strong's 3678: </a> Seat of honor, throne of Israel.’ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/9-5.htm">1 Kings 9:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/9-5.htm">1 Kings 9:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/9-5.htm">1 Kings 9:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/9-5.htm">1 Kings 9:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/9-5.htm">1 Kings 9:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/9-5.htm">1 Kings 9:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/9-5.htm">1 Kings 9:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/9-5.htm">1 Kings 9:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/9-5.htm">1 Kings 9:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/9-5.htm">1 Kings 9:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-5.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 9:5 Then I will establish the throne (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/9-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 9:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 9:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/9-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 9:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 9:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>