1 Kings 2:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So he said,וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"You knowיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙
(ya·da·'at·te)
3045: to knowa prim. root
that the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔ה
(ham·me·lu·chah,)
4410: kingship, royaltyfrom the same as melek
was mine and that allכָֽל־
(chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
expectedשָׂ֧מוּ
(sa·mu)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
me to be king;לִמְלֹ֑ךְ
(lim·loch;)
4427a: to be or become king or queen, to reigndenominative verb from melek
however, the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָה֙
(ham·me·lu·chah)
4410: kingship, royaltyfrom the same as melek
has turned aboutוַתִּסֹּ֤ב
(vat·tis·sov)
5437: to turn about, go around, surrounda prim. root
and becomeהָיְתָ֣ה
(ha·ye·tah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
my brother's,לְאָחִ֔י
(le·'a·chi,)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word
for it was his from the LORD.מֵיְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
And he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Thou knowest
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
that the kingdom
mluwkah  (mel-oo-kaw')
something ruled, i.e. a realm -- kingsom, king's, royal.
was mine and that all Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
set
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
their faces
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
on me that I should reign
malak  (maw-lak')
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
howbeit the kingdom
mluwkah  (mel-oo-kaw')
something ruled, i.e. a realm -- kingsom, king's, royal.
is turned about
cabab  (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
and is become my brother's
'ach  (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
for it was his from the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So he said, "You know that the kingdom was mine and that all Israel expected me to be king; however, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother's, for it was his from the LORD.

King James Bible
And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You know the kingship was mine," he said. "All Israel expected me to be king, but then the kingship was turned over to my brother, for the LORD gave it to him.

International Standard Version
So he replied, "You know that the kingdom should have come to me, and that everyone in Israel intended to place me as the next king. However, the kingdom has turned around and now belongs to my brother, because it went to him from the LORD.

NET Bible
He said, "You know that the kingdom was mine and all Israel considered me king. But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the LORD decided it should be his.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He said, "You know the kingship was mine. All Israel expected me to be their king. But the kingship has been turned over to my brother because the LORD gave it to him.

King James 2000 Bible
And he said, You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: however the kingdom has turned about, and has become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.
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