1 Kings 1:36

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֨עַן בְּנָיָ֧הוּ בֶן־יְהֽוֹיָדָ֛ע אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ אָמֵ֑ן כֵּ֚ן יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֱלֹהֵ֖י אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Transliteration

wa-yaʿan bənāyāhû son-of-yəhôyāḏāʿ ʾet-the-melekh wa-yōʾmer ʾāmēn; so yōʾmar YHWH ʾĕlōhê my-lord the-melekh

Grammar Details

*wa-yaʿan*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he answered
*bənāyāhû*: proper noun - Benaiah
*yəhôyāḏāʿ*: proper noun - Jehoiada
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*melekh*: noun, masculine singular - king
*wa-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*ʾāmēn*: adverb - truly/verily/so be it
*yōʾmar*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular jussive - may he say/speak
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name (Tetragrammaton)
*ʾĕlōhê*: noun, masculine plural construct - God of
*aḏōnî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my lord

Word Meanings

*wa-yaʿan*: and he answered/responded/replied
*ʾāmēn*: truly/verily/so be it/certainly
*YHWH*: divine name (traditionally not pronounced)
*ʾĕlōhê*: God of/deity of

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Referenced Verses

Deut 27:15-26 : 15 Cursed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomination unto Jehovah, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and setteth it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen. 16 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. 17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen. 18 Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen. 19 Cursed be he that wresteth the justice [due] to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen. 20 Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife, because he hath uncovered his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen. 21 Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen. 22 Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. 23 Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen. 24 Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbor in secret. And all the people shall say, Amen. 25 Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen. 26 Cursed be he that confirmeth not the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.
1 Sam 25:29 : 29 And though men be risen up to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul, yet the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with Jehovah thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as from the hollow of a sling.
1 Chr 17:27 : 27 and now it hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Jehovah, hast blessed, and it is blessed for ever.
Ps 18:2 : 2 Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
Ps 63:1 : 1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.
Ps 72:19 : 19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever; And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.
Ps 89:20 : 20 I have found David my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him:
Ps 89:26 : 26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.
Jer 11:5 : 5 that I may establish the oath which I sware unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day. Then answered I, and said, Amen, O Jehovah.
Jer 28:6 : 6 even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: Jehovah do so; Jehovah perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of Jehovah's house, and all them of the captivity, from Babylon unto this place.
Matt 6:13 : 13 And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil [one].
Matt 28:20 : 20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
1 Cor 14:16 : 16 Else if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest?

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1 Kgs 1:37-39
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37As 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.
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29And the king sware, and said, As Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
30verily as I sware unto thee by Jehovah, the God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; verily so will I do this day.
31Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did obeisance to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
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1 Kgs 1:16-17
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16And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
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1 Kgs 1:20-21
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13Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thy handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
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1 Kgs 10:9
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2 Sam 18:28
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