1 KI 1:47 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) As well as that, the king’s servants went in to bless our master the king David, saying, ‘May God make Shelomoh’s reputation even better than yours, and may he make his reign even greater than yours.’ Then the king in his bed, bowed down

1:47 OSHB variant note: אלהי/ך: (x-qere) ’אֱלֹהִ֜ים’: lemma_430 n_1.1.0.0 morph_HNcmpa id_11H3W אֱלֹהִ֜ים

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ εἰσῆλθον οἱ δοῦλοι τοῦ βασιλέως εὐλογῆσαι τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν τὸν βασιλέα Δαυὶδ, λέγοντες, ἀγαθύναι ὁ Θεὸς τὸ ὄνομα Σαλωμὼν ὑπὲρ τὸ ὄνομά σου, καὶ μεγαλύναι τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ ὑπὲρ τὸν θρόνον σου· καὶ προσεκύνησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐπὶ τὴν κοίτην.
(Kai eisaʸlthon hoi douloi tou basileōs eulogaʸsai ton kurion haʸmōn ton basilea Dawid, legontes, agathunai ho Theos to onoma Salōmōn huper to onoma sou, kai megalunai ton thronon autou huper ton thronon sou; kai prosekunaʸsen ho basileus epi taʸn koitaʸn. )

BrTr And the servants of the king have gone in to bless our lord king David, saying, God [fn]make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne; and the king worshipped upon his bed.

ULT And also, the servants of the king came to bless our lord the king David, saying, ‘May God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and may he make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king prostrated himself on the bed.

UST In addition, the king’s officials visited His Majesty, King David, to praise him for what he had done. They told King David that they wished that God would make Solomon even more famous than he was and that God would enable Solomon to become an even greater king than he had been. Then, King David, who was sitting on his bed, bowed down to honor God.

BSB The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,

OEB And moreover the king’s servants have already come to congratulate our lord King David, saying, “May God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and his throne greater than your throne!” and the king bowed himself on his bed.

WEBBE Moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne;’ and the king bowed himself on the bed.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The king’s servants have even come to congratulate our master King David, saying, ‘May your God make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’ Then the king leaned on the bed

LSV and also the servants of the king have come into bless our lord King David, saying, Your God makes the name of Solomon better than your name, and his throne greater than your throne; and the king bows himself on the bed,

FBV and the royal officials have also gone to voice their approval to our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make Solomon's reputation even more famous than your own, and may he make his reign greater than your reign.’ The king on his bed bowed his head,

T4T Furthermore, the palace officials came to His Majesty, King David, to tell him that they approved of what he had done. They said, ‘We wish/hope that our God will enable Solomon [MTY] to become more famous than you have been and enable him to be a better king than you have been.’ When they said that, the king, lying on his bed, bowed his head to worship Yahweh.

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BBE And the king's servants came to our lord King David, blessing him and saying, May God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and the seat of his authority greater than your seat; and the king was bent low in worship on his bed.

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JPS And 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 down upon the bed.

ASV And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, Thy 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.

DRA And the king’s servants going in have blessed our lord king David, saying: May God make the name of Solomon greater than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king adored in his bed:

YLT and also the servants of the king have come into bless our lord king David, saying, Thy God doth make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and his throne greater than thy throne; and the king boweth himself on the bed,

Drby And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, Thy [fn]God make the name of Solomon more excellent than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne! And the king bowed himself on the bed.

1.47 Elohim

RV And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, Thy 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.
(And moreover/what’s_more the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, Thy/Your God make the name of Solomon better than thy/your name, and make his throne greater than thy/your throne, and the king bowed himself upon the bed. )

SLT And also the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying. Thy God will do good to the name of Solomon above thy name, and he will magnify his throne above thy throne. And the king will worship upon the bed.

Wbstr And 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.

KJB-1769 And 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.
(And moreover/what’s_more the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy/your name, and make his throne greater than thy/your throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed. )

KJB-1611 And moreouer, the kings seruants came to blesse our lorde king Dauid, saying, God make the name of Solomon better then thy name, and make his throne greater then thy throne. And the king bowed himselfe vpon the bed.
(And moreover/what’s_more, the kings servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better then thy/your name, and make his throne greater then thy/your throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.)

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Gnva And moreouer the Kings seruantes came to blesse our lord King Dauid, saying, God make the name of Salomon more famous then thy name, and exalt his throne aboue thy throne: therefore the King worshipped vpon the bed.
(And moreover/what’s_more the Kings servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, God make the name of Salomon more famous then thy/your name, and exalt his throne above thy/your throne: therefore the King worshipped upon the bed. )

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ClVg Et ingressi servi regis benedixerunt domino nostro regi David, dicentes: Amplificet Deus nomen Salomonis super nomen tuum, et magnificet thronus ejus super thronum tuum. Et adoravit rex in lectulo suo:
(And having_entered slaves king benethey_said domino our to_rule David, saying: Amplificet God name Salomonis over name your, and greatficet thronus his over thronum your. And he_adored king in/into/on bed his_own: )

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UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / go

בָּ֜אוּ

they_went

In a context such as this, your language might say “went” instead of came. Alternate translation: “went”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לְ֠⁠בָרֵךְ אֶת־אֲדֹנֵ֜י⁠נוּ הַ⁠מֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִד֮

to,congratulate DOM lord_of,our the=king Dāvid

Here, people who have less power and status bless someone with more power and status. The author implies that the servants of David bless him by praising him for his decision and wishing that things will go well. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that makes that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “to wish our lord the king David well” or “to congratulate our master the king David”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

אֲדֹנֵ֜י⁠נוּ

lord_of,our

By our, Jonathan means himself, Adonijah, and the rest of the Israelites, so use the inclusive form of that word in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

יֵיטֵ֨ב אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־שֵׁ֤ם שְׁלֹמֹה֙ מִ⁠שְּׁמֶ֔⁠ךָ

make_~_famous (Some words not found in UHB: and=also they_went servants_of the=king to,congratulate DOM lord_of,our the=king Dāvid to=say make_~_famous אלהי,ך DOM name_of Shəlomoh/(Solomon) more_~_than,name_of,your and,greater DOM throne_of,his than,throne_of,your and,bowed_in_worship the=king on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,bed )

Here, name represents the honor or reputation of the person whose name it is. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “May God make the reputation of Solomon better than your reputation” or “May God honor Solomon even more than he honored you”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וִֽ⁠יגַדֵּ֥ל אֶת־כִּסְא֖⁠וֹ מִ⁠כִּסְאֶ֑⁠ךָ

and,greater DOM throne_of,his than,throne_of,your

Here, throne represents the rule or reign of the person who sits on the throne. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and may he make his reign greater than your reign” or “and may he make him a greater ruler than you have been”

Note 6 topic: translate-symaction

וַ⁠יִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־הַ⁠מִּשְׁכָּֽב

and,bowed_in_worship the=king on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,bed

In David’s culture, when people prostrated themselves to someone else, they were honoring and respecting that person. In this case, the author implies that David was showing honor and respect to God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could explain what this action means. Alternate translation: “And the king prostrated himself on the bed to God in respect” or “And the king prostrated himself on the bed to honor God”

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