1 Kings 15:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

Nevertheless, for David's sake, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֚י לְמַ֣עַן דָּוִ֔ד נָתַן֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהָ֥יו ל֛וֹ נִ֖יר בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם לְהָקִ֤ים אֶת־בְּנוֹ֙ אַחֲרָ֔יו וּֽלְהַעֲמִ֖יד אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

Transliteration

For for-sake-of dāwid nātan yhwh ʾĕlōhāyw to-him nîr in-yәrûshālāim to-hāqîm ʾet-bәnô after-him and-to-haʿămîd ʾet-yәrûshālāim.

Grammar Details

• *dāwid*: proper name with prefix lәmaʿan (for the sake of) - David
• *nātan*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - gave/granted
• *yhwh*: divine name - YHWH/the LORD
• *ʾĕlōhāyw*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his God
• *nîr*: noun, masculine singular - lamp/light/dominion
• *yәrûshālāim*: proper name with direct object marker ʾet - Jerusalem
• *hāqîm*: verb, hiphil infinitive construct with prefixed preposition lә- (to/for) - to raise up/establish
• *bәnô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix with direct object marker ʾet - his son
• *haʿămîd*: verb, hiphil infinitive construct with prefixed preposition lә- (to/for) - to establish/maintain

Word Meanings

• *nātan*: gave/granted/allowed/permitted
• *nîr*: lamp/light/dominion/kingdom continuation
• *hāqîm*: to raise up/establish/maintain/set up
• *bәnô*: his son
• *haʿămîd*: to establish/maintain/cause to stand

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by establishing Jerusalem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Nevertheless for David's{H1732} sake did Jehovah{H3068} his God{H430} give{H5414} him a lamp{H5216} in Jerusalem,{H3389} to set up{H6965} his son{H1121} after{H310} him, and to establish{H5975} Jerusalem;{H3389}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Nevertheless for David's{H1732} sake did the LORD{H3068} his God{H430} give{H5414}{(H8804)} him a lamp{H5216} in Jerusalem{H3389}, to set up{H6965}{(H8687)} his son{H1121} after{H310} him, and to establish{H5975}{(H8687)} Jerusalem{H3389}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For because of Dauids sake dyd the LORDE his God geue him a lanterne at Ierusalem, so yt he raysed his sonne after him, & manteyned him at Ierusalem,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But for Dauids sake did the Lorde his God giue him a light in Ierusalem, and set vp his sonne after him, and established Ierusalem,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Neuerthelesse, for Dauids sake did the Lorde his God geue him a lyght in Hierusalem, that he set vp his sonne after him, and stablished Hierusalem:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Nevertheless for David's sake did Yahweh his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  but for David's sake hath Jehovah his God given to him a lamp in Jerusalem, to raise up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Nevertheless for David's sake did Jehovah his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Nevertheless for David's sake did Jehovah his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But because of David, the Lord gave him a light in Jerusalem, making his sons king after him, so that Jerusalem might be safe;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Nevertheless for David's sake did Yahweh his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Nevertheless for David’s sake the LORD his God maintained his dynasty in Jerusalem by giving him a son to succeed him and by protecting Jerusalem.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 11:36 : 36 And to his son I will give one tribe, that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there.
• 2 Chr 21:7 : 7 However, the LORD would not destroy the house of David because of the covenant He had made with David, and as He promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever.
• Ps 18:28 : 28 For you will light my lamp: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
• Ps 87:5 : 5 And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the Most High himself shall establish her.
• Ps 132:17 : 17 There I will make the horn of David to bud; I have ordained a lamp for My anointed.
• Isa 9:7 : 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom, to order it and to establish it with judgment and with justice from now on even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
• Isa 14:32 : 32 What will one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD has founded Zion, and the poor of his people will trust in it.
• Isa 37:35 : 35 For I will defend this city to save it for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
• Isa 62:7 : 7 And give him no rest, until he establishes, and until he makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
• Jer 33:2 : 2 Thus says the LORD, the Maker thereof, the LORD who formed it, to establish it; the LORD is His name:
• Jer 33:20-26 : 20 Thus says the LORD: If you can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, so there should not be day and night in their season, 21 Then my covenant may also be broken with David my servant, so that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites, the priests, my ministers. 22 As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the descendants of David my servant, and the Levites that minister to me. 23 Moreover, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying, 24 Do you not consider what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD has chosen, he has even cast them off? Thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them. 25 Thus says the LORD: If my covenant is not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth, 26 Then I will cast away the descendants of Jacob and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his descendants to be rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.
• Mic 4:1-2 : 1 But in the last days it shall come to pass that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills, and people shall flow to it. 2 And many nations shall come and say, 'Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths.' For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
• Matt 16:18 : 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
• Luke 1:69-79 : 69 And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, 70 As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, who have been since the world began, 71 That we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us, 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, 73 The oath which He swore to our father Abraham: 74 To grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear, 75 In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life. 76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, 77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people by the remission of their sins, 78 Through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us, 79 To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
• Luke 2:32 : 32 a light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.
• John 8:12 : 12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, I am the light of the world: he who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
• Rom 11:28 : 28 Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.
• Rev 22:16 : 16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
• Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing:
• Gen 19:29 : 29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the middle of the upheaval, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot dwelt.
• Gen 26:5 : 5 Because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
• Deut 4:37 : 37 And because he loved your fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought you out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
• 2 Sam 7:12-16 : 12 And when your days are fulfilled, and you shall rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, which shall come out of your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: 15 But my mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you. 16 And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you: your throne shall be established forever.
• 2 Sam 21:17 : 17 But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, came to his aid and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, saying, You shall no more go out with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel.
• 1 Kgs 11:12 : 12 Nevertheless in your days I will not do it for David your father's sake: but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
• 1 Kgs 11:32 : 32 (But he shall have one tribe for the sake of my servant David, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.)