1 Chronicles 29:25

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

‫וַיְגַדֵּ֨ל יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹה֙ לְמַ֔עְלָה לְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּתֵּ֤ן עָלָיו֙ ה֣וֹד מַלְכ֔וּת אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־הָיָ֧ה עַל־כָּל־מֶ֛לֶךְ לְפָנָ֖יו עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ‬

Transliteration

And-wayəgaddēl YHWH ʾet-Šəlōmōh to-maʿlāh in-the-ʿênê all-Yiśrāʾēl, and-wayyittēn upon-him hôd malkût which not-hāyāh upon-any-melek before-him over-Yiśrāʾēl.

Grammar Details

*wayəgaddēl*: waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he magnified
*YHWH*: divine name - LORD/Yahweh
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*Šəlōmōh*: proper noun - Solomon
*maʿlāh*: noun, feminine singular - upward/exceedingly
*ʿênê*: noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of
*Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*wayyittēn*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he placed
*hôd*: noun, masculine singular construct - majesty of
*malkût*: noun, feminine singular - kingship/royal dignity
*hāyāh*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he was
*melek*: noun, masculine singular - king

Word Meanings

*wayəgaddēl*: he magnified/he made great/he exalted
*maʿlāh*: upward/exceedingly/surpassingly
*hôd*: majesty/splendor/glory
*malkût*: kingship/royal dignity/royal power

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 3:13 : 13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
2 Chr 1:1 : 1 And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
2 Chr 1:12 : 12 Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
Eccl 2:9 : 9 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
Josh 3:7 : 7 And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.
Josh 4:14 : 14 On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
Dan 5:18-19 : 18 O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour: 19 And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
Acts 19:17 : 17 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
Heb 2:9 : 9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Job 7:17 : 17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

2 Chr 1:1-2
2 verses
84%
1And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
2Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.
1 Chr 29:23-24
2 verses
80%
23Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
24And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
2 Chr 1:11-13
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78%
11And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
12Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
13Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.
1 Kgs 10:23-24
2 verses
78%
23So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
24And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
2 Chr 9:22-23
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77%
22And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
23And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.
1 Kgs 4:1
77%
1So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
1 Kgs 10:9
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9Blessed 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.
2 Chr 1:7-9
3 verses
76%
7In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.
8And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.
9Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
1 Kgs 1:46-48
3 verses
75%
46And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
47And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
48And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
2 Chr 30:26
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26So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.
1 Kgs 1:37
75%
37As the LORD 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.
2 Chr 9:8-9
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8Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.
9And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.
1 Kgs 3:6
74%
6And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
1 Chr 29:26
74%
26Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
1 Chr 28:5
74%
5And of all my sons,(for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
1 Kgs 2:45
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45And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.
1 Kgs 1:20
73%
20And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
1 Kgs 5:7
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7And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
1 Kgs 3:13
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13And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
1 Kgs 2:12
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12Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
1 Kgs 10:4
73%
4And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,
1 Kgs 9:1
72%
1And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,
1 Chr 23:1
72%
1So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2 Chr 9:3
72%
3And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
2 Chr 9:30
72%
30And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
1 Kgs 4:29-30
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72%
29And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
30And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
1 Chr 29:30
72%
30With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.
1 Chr 29:1
72%
1Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
1 Chr 22:17
71%
17David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
1 Chr 29:28
71%
28And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
1 Chr 22:5
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5And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
1 Kgs 1:34-35
2 verses
71%
34And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
35Then 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.
1 Kgs 8:23
71%
23And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
1 Kgs 5:13
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13And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
1 Kgs 4:34
71%
34And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
1 Kgs 1:39
71%
39And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
2 Chr 9:12
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12And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.