1 Kings 1:35

Authorized King James Version

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.

Word-by-Word Analysis
#1
וַֽעֲלִיתֶ֣ם
H5927
Then ye shall come up
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
#2
אַֽחֲרָ֗יו
H310
after
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
#3
וּבָא֙
H935
him that he may come
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
#4
וְיָשַׁ֣ב
H3427
and sit
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
#5
עַל
H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
#6
כִּסְאִ֔י
H3678
upon my throne
properly, covered, i.e., a throne (as canopied)
#7
וְה֥וּא
H1931
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
#8
יִמְלֹ֖ךְ
H4427
for he shall be king
to reign; hence (by implication) to take counsel
#9
תַּחְתָּ֑י
H8478
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
#10
וְאֹת֤וֹ
H854
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
#11
צִוִּ֙יתִי֙
H6680
in my stead and I have appointed
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
#12
לִֽהְי֣וֹת
H1961
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
#13
נָגִ֔יד
H5057
him to be ruler
a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes
#14
עַל
H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
#15
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
H3478
over Israel
he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
#16
וְעַל
H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
#17
יְהוּדָֽה׃
H3063
and over Judah
jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory

Analysis

The kingdom of God theme here intersects with the progressive revelation of God's rule from creation to consummation. Biblical theology recognizes this as part of development from creation mandate through Davidic kingdom to eschatological fulfillment. The phrase emphasizing divine revelation contributes to our systematic understanding of Christian doctrine and connects to the broader scriptural witness about God's reign from creation through the millennial kingdom.

Historical Context

The literary and historical milieu of the literary conventions and historical circumstances of biblical literature shapes this text's meaning. The historical development of kingdom of God within the theological tradition of 1 Kings Understanding the ancient worldview that shaped the author's theological expression helps modern readers appreciate why the author emphasizes divine revelation in this particular way.

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