King James Version

1 Kings 1:43

And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.

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וַיַּ֨עַן֙vayaanand shoutעָנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and shout”, the next action in the storyH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…יוֹנָתָ֔ןyonatanJonathanיוֹנָתָןnoun, proper name — “Jonathan”H3129Jonathan, the name of ten IsraelitesJonathan.וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּlaadoniyahvto Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Adonijah”H138Adonijah, the name of three IsraelitesAdonijah.אֲבָ֕לavalindeedאֲבָלadverb — “indeed”H61nay, i.e. truly or yetbut, indeed, nevertheless, verily.אֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּadoneynvlordאָדוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.הַמֶּֽלֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.דָּוִ֖דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.הִמְלִ֥יךְhimlikhereignמָלַךְverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “reign”, a completed actionH4427to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counselconsult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).שְׁלֹמֹֽהshelomoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהnoun, proper name — “Solomon”H8010Shelomah, David's successorSolomon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah: 'Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king:

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jonathan answereth and saith to Adonijah, 'Verily our lord king David hath caused Solomon to reign,

World English Bible

Jonathan answered Adonijah, “Most certainly our lord King David has made Solomon king.

Darby Translation

And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Indeed, our lord king David has made Solomon king.

Douay-Rheims

And Jonathan answered Adonias: Not so: for our lord king David hath appointed Solomon king.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah: 'Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Jonathan answered and said, Verily our lord king David has made Solomon king:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Ἰωνάθαν, καὶ εἶπε, καὶ μάλα ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν ὁ βασιλεὺς Δαυὶδ ἐβασίλευσε τὸν Σαλωμὼν,