1 Chronicles 14:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּ֣דַע דָּוִ֔יד כִּֽי־הֱכִינ֧וֹ יְהוָ֛ה לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־נִשֵּׂ֤את לְמַ֙עְלָה֙ מַלְכוּת֔וֹ בַּעֲב֖וּר עַמּ֥וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ

Transliteration

And wayyēdaʿ Dāwid that-hĕkînô YHWH for-melek over-Yiśrāʾēl that-niśśēʾat to-maʿlâ malkûtô on account of ʿammô Yiśrāʾēl.

Grammar Details

• *wayyēdaʿ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he knew
• *Dāwid*: proper noun - David
• *hĕkînô*: hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he established him
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the divine name (Tetragrammaton)
• *melek*: masculine singular - king
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *niśśēʾat*: niphal perfect 3rd feminine singular - was lifted up/exalted
• *maʿlâ*: feminine singular with directional heh - upward/high position
• *malkûtô*: feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his kingdom
• *ʿammô*: masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his people

Word Meanings

• *hĕkînô*: established/prepared/made firm
• *niśśēʾat*: was lifted up/was exalted/was raised high
• *maʿlâ*: upward/high position/above
• *malkûtô*: his kingdom/his kingship/his royal power

Referenced Verses

• Num 24:7 : 7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
• 2 Sam 7:8 : 8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
• 2 Sam 7:16 : 16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
• 1 Kgs 10:9 : 9 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
• 1 Chr 17:17 : 17 And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.
• 2 Chr 2:11 : 11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.
• Esth 4:14 : 14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
• Ps 89:20-37 : 20 I have found{H8804)} David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed{H8804)} him: 21 With whom my hand shall be established{H8735)}: mine arm also shall strengthen{H8762)} him. 22 The enemy{H8802)} shall not exact{H8686)} upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict{H8762)} him. 23 And I will beat down{H8804)} his foes before his face, and plague{H8799)} them that hate{H8764)} him. 24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted{H8799)}. 25 I will set{H8804)} his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. 26 He shall cry{H8799)} unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. 27 Also I will make{H8799)} him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. 28 My mercy will I keep{H8799)} for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast{H8737)} with him. 29 His seed also will I make{H8804)} to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. 30 If his children forsake{H8799)} my law, and walk{H8799)} not in my judgments; 31 If they break{H8762)} my statutes, and keep{H8799)} not my commandments; 32 Then will I visit{H8804)} their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. 33 Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take{H8686)} from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail{H8762)}. 34 My covenant will I not break{H8762)}, nor alter{H8762)} the thing that is gone out of my lips. 35 Once have I sworn{H8738)} by my holiness that I will not lie{H8762)} unto David. 36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. 37 It shall be established{H8735)} for ever as the moon, and as a faithful{H8737)} witness in heaven. Selah.
• Isa 1:25-27 : 25 And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: 26 And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city. 27 Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.
• Dan 2:30 : 30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.