1 Kings 1:45

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon. They have gone up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the noise you heard.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּמְשְׁח֣וּ אֹת֡וֹ צָד֣וֹק הַכֹּהֵ֣ן וְנָתָן֩ הַנָּבִּ֨יא ׀ לְמֶ֜לֶךְ בְּגִח֗וֹן וַיַּעֲל֤וּ מִשָּׁם֙ שְׂמֵחִ֔ים וַתֵּהֹ֖ם הַקִּרְיָ֑ה ה֥וּא הַקּ֖וֹל אֲשֶׁ֥ר שְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃

Transliteration

wa-yimšəḥû ʾōtô ṣādôq the-kōhēn wə-nāṯān the-nāḇîʾ for-melekh in-giḥôn wa-yaʿălû from-there śəmēḥîm wa-tēhōm the-qiryâ; it-[is] the-sound which you-heard

Grammar Details

• *wa-yimšəḥû*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they anointed
• *ʾōtô*: direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
• *ṣādôq*: proper noun - Zadok
• *kōhēn*: noun, masculine singular - priest
• *wə-nāṯān*: waw conjunctive + proper noun - and Nathan
• *nāḇîʾ*: noun, masculine singular - prophet
• *melekh*: noun, masculine singular - king
• *giḥôn*: proper noun - Gihon
• *wa-yaʿălû*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they went up
• *śəmēḥîm*: adjective, masculine plural - rejoicing
• *wa-tēhōm*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it was in uproar
• *qiryâ*: noun, feminine singular - city

Word Meanings

• *wa-yimšəḥû*: and they anointed/consecrated
• *kōhēn*: priest/religious official
• *nāḇîʾ*: prophet/seer
• *melekh*: king/ruler
• *giḥôn*: Gihon (spring/water source in Jerusalem)
• *wa-yaʿălû*: and they went up/ascended/came up
• *śəmēḥîm*: rejoicing/glad/happy
• *wa-tēhōm*: and it was in uproar/made noise/was tumultuous
• *qiryâ*: city/town

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise you have heard.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and Zadok{H6659} the priest{H3548} and Nathan{H5416} the prophet{H5030} have anointed{H4886} him king{H4428} in Gihon;{H1521} and they are come up{H5927} from thence rejoicing,{H8056} so that the city{H7151} rang again.{H1949} This is the noise{H6963} that ye have heard.{H8085}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Zadok{H6659} the priest{H3548} and Nathan{H5416} the prophet{H5030} have anointed{H4886}{(H8799)} him king{H4428} in Gihon{H1521}: and they are come up{H5927}{(H8799)} from thence rejoicing{H8056}, so that the city{H7151} rang again{H1949}{(H8735)}. This is the noise{H6963} that ye have heard{H8085}{(H8804)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and Sadoc ye prest with the prophet Nathan hath anoynted him kynge at Gihon, and from thece are they gone vp with ioye, that the cite range with all: that is the noyse that ye haue herde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Zadok the Priest, and Nathan ye Prophet haue anointed him King in Gihon: and they are gone vp from thence with ioy, and the citie is moued: this is the noise that ye haue heard.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Sadoc the priest & Nathan the prophete, haue annoynted him king in Gihon. And they came vp from thence, & reioyced, that the citie did sounde againe: And that is the noyse, that ye haue hearde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This [is] the noise that ye have heard.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon; and they are come up from there rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that you have heard.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and they anoint him -- Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet -- for king in Gihon, and are come up thence rejoicing, and the city is moved; it `is' the noise that ye have heard.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon; and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon; and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet put the holy oil on him and made him king in Gihon; and they came back from there with joy, and the town was all worked up. This is the noise which has come to your ears.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon. They have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that you have heard.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed him king in Gihon. They went up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the sound you hear.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 1:40 : 40 All the people went up after him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such great joy that the ground shook from the sound.
• 1 Kgs 14:6 : 6 When Ahijah heard the sound of her feet coming to the doorway, he said, "Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you pretending to be someone else? I have been sent to give you harsh news.
• Ezra 3:13 : 13 The people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shouting from the sound of weeping, because the people were shouting so loudly, and the sound was heard far away.
• Dan 5:26-28 : 26 This is the interpretation of the message: Mene means that God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end. 27 Tekel means that you have been weighed on the scales and found wanting. 28 Peres means that your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians.
• 1 Sam 4:5 : 5 When the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord arrived at the camp, all Israel shouted with such a great shout that the ground shook.
• 1 Sam 28:14 : 14 Saul asked her, "What does he look like?" She replied, "An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe." Then Saul knew it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground in reverence.