2 Samuel 5:12

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּ֣דַע דָּוִ֔ד כִּֽי־הֱכִינ֧וֹ יְהוָ֛ה לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכִי֙ נִשֵּׂ֣א מַמְלַכְתּ֔וֹ בַּעֲב֖וּר עַמּ֥וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס

Transliteration

wə-yēdaʿ dāwid kî-hĕḵînô YHWH for-meleḵ over-yiśrāʾēl and-kî niśśēʾ mamlaḵtô for the sake of ʿammô yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

*wə-yēdaʿ*: conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he knew
*dāwid*: proper noun - David
*kî*: conjunction - that/because
*hĕḵînô*: Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he established him
*YHWH*: proper noun - LORD
*meleḵ*: noun, masculine singular - king
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*niśśēʾ*: Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he exalted
*mamlaḵtô*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his kingdom
*baʿăḇûr*: preposition - for the sake of
*ʿammô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his people
*ס*: paragraph marker

Word Meanings

*hĕḵînô*: established him/set him up firmly/prepared him
*niśśēʾ*: exalted/lifted up/made great

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Referenced Verses

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 14:2 : 2 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.
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?
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.

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1 Chr 14:2
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2And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
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3So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.
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17And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
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4And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying,
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2 Chr 13:5
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1Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
1 Kgs 15:4
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