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OET-LV And_he/it_said Shəlmoh you you_have_done with servant_your Dāvid father_my covenant_loyalty great just_as he_walked to_your_face in/on/at/with_faithfulness and_in/on/at/with_righteousness and_in/on/at/with_uprightness of_heart toward_you and_continued to_him/it DOM the_steadfast_love the_great the_this and_given to_him/it a_son [who]_sits on throne_his as_the_day the_this.
UHB וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה אַתָּ֨ה עָשִׂ֜יתָ עִם־עַבְדְּךָ֙ דָוִ֣ד אָבִי֮ חֶ֣סֶד גָּדוֹל֒ כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ הָלַ֨ךְ לְפָנֶ֜יךָ בֶּאֱמֶ֧ת וּבִצְדָקָ֛ה וּבְיִשְׁרַ֥ת לֵבָ֖ב עִמָּ֑ךְ וַתִּשְׁמָר־ל֗וֹ אֶת־הַחֶ֤סֶד הַגָּדוֹל֙ הַזֶּ֔ה וַתִּתֶּן־ל֥וֹ בֵ֛ן יֹשֵׁ֥ב עַל־כִּסְא֖וֹ כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ ‡
(vayyoʼmer shəlomoh ʼattāh ˊāsitā ˊim-ˊaⱱdəkā dāvid ʼāⱱiy ḩeşed gādōl kaʼₐsher hālak ləfāneykā beʼₑmet ūⱱiʦədāqāh ūⱱəyishrat lēⱱāⱱ ˊimmāk vattishmār-lō ʼet-haḩeşed haggādōl hazzeh vattitten-lō ⱱēn yoshēⱱ ˊal-kişʼō kayyōm hazzeh.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
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ULT And Solomon said, “You yourself have did great covenant faithfulness with your servant David, my father, because he walked before your face in faithfulness and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart with you. And you have kept for him this great covenant faithfulness and you have given to him a son sitting on his throne as it is this day.
UST Solomon replied, “You always greatly and faithfully loved my father David, who served you well. You did that because he was faithful to you and acted righteously and honestly toward you. And you have shown how greatly and faithfully you loved him by giving me to him, his son, and now I am ruling as he did before he died.
BSB § Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
OEB And Solomon said, ‘Thou hast showed to thy servant David my father great kindness, according as he walked before thee in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast reserved for him this great kindness, in that thou hast given him a son who sits on his throne this day.
WEB Solomon said, “You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, because he walked before you in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you. You have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today.
WMB (Same as above)
NET Solomon replied, “You demonstrated great loyalty to your servant, my father David, as he served you faithfully, properly, and sincerely. You have maintained this great loyalty to this day by allowing his son to sit on his throne.
LSV And Solomon says, “You have done with Your servant, my father David, great kindness, as he walked before You in truth and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You, and You keep this great kindness for him, and give to him a son sitting on his throne, as [at] this day.
FBV Solomon replied, “You showed your servant David, my father, great trustworthy love because he lived his life before you with faithfulness, doing what was right and committed to principle. You have continued to show this great trustworthy love by giving him a son to sit on his throne to this day.
T4T Solomon replied, “You always greatly and faithfully loved my father David, who served you well. You did that because he ◄was faithful to/faithfully obeyed► you and acted righteously and honestly toward you. And you have showed how greatly and faithfully you loved him by giving to him me, his son, and now I am ruling [MTY] as he did before he died.
LEB Then Solomon said, “You have shown great loyal love with your servant David my father, as he walked before you in faithfulness and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart with you. You have shown for him this great loyal love, and you have given a son to him who is sitting on his throne as it is this day.
BBE And Solomon said, Great was your mercy to David my father, as his life before you was true and upright and his heart was true to you; and you have kept for him this greatest mercy, a son to take his place this day.
MOF No MOF 1KI book available
JPS And Solomon said: 'Thou hast shown unto Thy servant David my father great kindness, 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.
ASV And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father great lovingkindness, 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 lovingkindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
DRA And Solomon said: Thou hast shewn great mercy to thy servant David my father, even at, he walked before thee in truth, and justice, and an upright heart with thee: and thou hast kept thy great mercy for him, and hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
YLT And Solomon saith, 'Thou hast done with Thy servant David my father great kindness, as he walked before Thee in truth and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with Thee, and Thou dost keep for him this great kindness, and dost give to him a son sitting on his throne, as [at] this day.
DBY And Solomon said, Thou hast shewn unto thy servant David my father great loving-kindness, 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 loving-kindness, that thou hast given him a son who sits upon his throne, as it is this day.
RV And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great kindness, 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.
WBS And Solomon said, Thou hast shown to 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.
KJB-1769 And 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.[fn]
(And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy/your 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/you hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou/you hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. )
3.6 mercy: or, bounty
KJB-1611 No KJB-1611 1KI book available
BB And Solomon sayde: Thou hast shewed vnto thy seruaut Dauid my father great mercie, when he walked before thee in trueth, in righteousnesse, and in plainnesse of heart with thee, and thou hast kept for him this great mercy, that thou hast geuen him a sonne to sit on his seate, as it is come to passe this day.
(And Solomon said: Thou hast showed unto thy/your servant Dauid my father great mercie, when he walked before thee in truth, in righteousness, and in plainnesse of heart with thee, and thou/you hast kept for him this great mercy, that thou/you hast given him a son to sit on his seate, as it is come to pass this day.)
GNV And Salomon sayd, Thou hast shewed vnto thy seruant Dauid my father great mercie, when hee walked before thee in trueth, and in righteousnesse, and in vprightnes of heart with thee: and thou hast kept for him this great mercie, and hast giuen him a sonne, to sit on his throne, as appeareth this day.
(And Salomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy/your servant Dauid my father great mercie, when he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightnes of heart with thee: and thou/you hast kept for him this great mercie, and hast given him a son, to sit on his throne, as appeareth this day. )
CB Salomo saide: Thou hast done greate mercy vnto my father Dauid thy seruaunt. Like as he walked before the in faithfulnes and righteousnes, and in a true hert with the, & this greate mercy hast thou layed vp for him, and geuen him a sonne to syt vpon his seate, as it is now come to passe.
(Salomo said: Thou hast done great mercy unto my father Dauid thy/your servant. Like as he walked before the in faithfulnes and righteousness, and in a true heart with them, and this great mercy hast thou/you laid up for him, and given him a son to sit upon his seate, as it is now come to passe.)
WYC And Salomon seide, Thou hast do greet merci with thi seruaunt Dauid, my fadir, as he yede in thi siyt, in treuthe, and riytfulnesse, and riytful herte with thee; thou hast kepte to hym thi greet merci, and hast youun to hym a sone, sittynge on his trone, as it is to dai.
(And Salomon said, Thou hast do great mercy with thy/your servant Dauid, my father, as he went in thy/your siyt, in truth, and riytfulnesse, and riytful heart with thee; thou/you hast kepte to him thy/your great merci, and hast given to him a son, sitting on his trone, as it is to day.)
LUT Salomo sprach: Du hast an meinem Vater David, deinem Knechte, große Barmherzigkeit getan, wie er denn vor dir gewandelt hat in Wahrheit und Gerechtigkeit und mit richtigem Herzen vor dir; und hast ihm diese große Barmherzigkeit gehalten und ihm einen Sohn gegeben, der auf seinem Stuhl säße, wie es denn jetzt gehet.
(Salomo spoke: You have at my father David, deinem Knechte, large compassion getan, like he because before/in_front_of you gewandelt has in truth and Gerechtigkeit and with richtigem Herzen before/in_front_of dir; and have him diese large compassion gehalten and him a son given, the on seinem Stuhl säße, like it because jetzt gehet.)
CLV Et ait Salomon: Tu fecisti cum servo tuo David patre meo misericordiam magnam, sicut ambulavit in conspectu tuo in veritate et justitia, et recto corde tecum: custodisti ei misericordiam tuam grandem, et dedisti ei filium sedentem super thronum ejus, sicut est hodie.
(And he_said Salomon: Tu fecisti when/with servo tuo David patre mine misericordiam magnam, like ambulavit in in_sight tuo in veritate and justitia, and recto corde tecum: custodisti to_him misericordiam tuam grandem, and dedisti to_him filium sedentem over thronum his, like it_is hodie. )
BRN And Solomon said, Thou hast dealt very mercifully with thy servant David my father 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 mercy, to [fn]set his son upon his throne, [fn]as it is this day.
BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε Σαλωμὼν, σὺ ἐποιήσας μετὰ τοῦ δούλου σου Δαυὶδ τοῦ πατρός μου ἔλεος μέγα, καθὼς διῆλθεν ἐνώπιόν σου ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ, καὶ ἐν εὐθύτητι καρδίας μετὰ σοῦ, καὶ ἐφύλαξας αὐτῷ τὸ ἔλεος τὸ μέγα τοῦτο, δοῦναι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου αὐτοῦ, ὡς ἡ ἡμέρα αὕτη.
(Kai eipe Salōmōn, su epoiaʸsas meta tou doulou sou Dawid tou patros mou eleos mega, kathōs diaʸlthen enōpion sou en alaʸtheia kai en dikaiosunaʸ, kai en euthutaʸti kardias meta sou, kai efulaxas autōi to eleos to mega touto, dounai ton huion autou epi tou thronou autou, hōs haʸ haʸmera hautaʸ. )
3:6 The Hebrew word translated faithful love (khesed) expresses God’s gracious treatment and loving kindness toward humanity (Ps 118:1-2), especially to his covenant nation Israel (Deut 7:9, 12).
Solomon’s Wisdom
When God gave Solomon the opportunity to ask for anything he wanted, Solomon chose wisdom, so that he could “govern [God’s] people well and know the difference between right and wrong” (1 Kgs 3:9). In response to this unselfish choice, God granted the wisdom he desired (3:12) and the rewards of its proper use (3:13-14; 2 Chr 1:14-17).
Solomon’s subsequent behavior provided immediate evidence of his wisdom. He resolved an argument over a child with such insight that the people were “in awe of the king” (1 Kgs 3:16-28). Later, the queen of Sheba came to test him with difficult questions and found his wisdom exceeding all that she had heard about it (10:1-9). His administration (4:1-28), his diplomacy (5:1-9), his building projects (5:10–7:51), and his commerce (9:26-28; 10:14-29) all demonstrated his wisdom. Solomon accumulated vast knowledge (4:29-33) and wrote proverbs (much of the book of Proverbs), songs (Pss 72; 127), love poetry (the Song of Songs), and philosophical literature (Ecclesiastes). He used his wisdom to build the Temple (2 Chr 2:12), even as Bezalel had previously been endowed with wisdom to build the Tabernacle (Exod 31:1-3).
Jesus noted Solomon’s great wisdom and reminded his hearers that someone even greater than Solomon was among them (Matt 12:42). Jesus is the true wisdom of God in whom one can find ultimate wisdom (1 Cor 1:24). A life of wisdom is centered in Christ (1 Cor 1:18-25; Col 3:16; 2 Pet 3:18) and in Scripture (2 Tim 3:14-17).
Passages for Further Study
Exod 31:1-6; 1 Kgs 3:5-14; 3:16-28; 4:29-34; 5:2-7; 10:1-13; 2 Chr 1:7-12; Pss 72:1-20; 111:10; 127:1-5; Eccl 12:9-14; Isa 11:1-5; Jer 9:23-24; Matt 12:42; Jas 1:5
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
You have shown great covenant faithfulness to your servant
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Shəlmoh you(ms) you(ms)_have_done/made with servant,your Dāvid father,my steadfast_love big/great just=as walked to=your=face in/on/at/with,faithfulness and,in/on/at/with,righteousness and,in/on/at/with,uprightness heart toward,you and,continued to=him/it DOM the,steadfast_love the,great the=this and,given to=him/it son was_sitting on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in throne,his as_the,day the,this )
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word faithfulness, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “faithful” or “faithfully.” Alternate translation: “You have been very faithful to your covenant with your servant” or “You have greatly and faithfully loved your servant”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
because he walked before you in trustworthiness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Shəlmoh you(ms) you(ms)_have_done/made with servant,your Dāvid father,my steadfast_love big/great just=as walked to=your=face in/on/at/with,faithfulness and,in/on/at/with,righteousness and,in/on/at/with,uprightness heart toward,you and,continued to=him/it DOM the,steadfast_love the,great the=this and,given to=him/it son was_sitting on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in throne,his as_the,day the,this )
Walking is a metaphor for the way one lives. The abstract nouns “trustworthiness,” “righteousness,” and “uprightness” can be translated as adjectives. Alternate translation: “because he was trustworthy and righteous, and his heart was upright” (See also: figs-abstractnouns)
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
in uprightness of heart
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Shəlmoh you(ms) you(ms)_have_done/made with servant,your Dāvid father,my steadfast_love big/great just=as walked to=your=face in/on/at/with,faithfulness and,in/on/at/with,righteousness and,in/on/at/with,uprightness heart toward,you and,continued to=him/it DOM the,steadfast_love the,great the=this and,given to=him/it son was_sitting on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in throne,his as_the,day the,this )
A sincere person is spoken of as one whose heart is upright. Alternate translation: “he was sincere” or “he spoke the truth and did what was good”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / pronouns
have given him a son
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Shəlmoh you(ms) you(ms)_have_done/made with servant,your Dāvid father,my steadfast_love big/great just=as walked to=your=face in/on/at/with,faithfulness and,in/on/at/with,righteousness and,in/on/at/with,uprightness heart toward,you and,continued to=him/it DOM the,steadfast_love the,great the=this and,given to=him/it son was_sitting on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in throne,his as_the,day the,this )
The “son” is Solomon.
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
to sit on his throne
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Shəlmoh you(ms) you(ms)_have_done/made with servant,your Dāvid father,my steadfast_love big/great just=as walked to=your=face in/on/at/with,faithfulness and,in/on/at/with,righteousness and,in/on/at/with,uprightness heart toward,you and,continued to=him/it DOM the,steadfast_love the,great the=this and,given to=him/it son was_sitting on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in throne,his as_the,day the,this )
Sitting on the throne represents ruling as king. Alternate translation: “to rule in his place”
today
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Shəlmoh you(ms) you(ms)_have_done/made with servant,your Dāvid father,my steadfast_love big/great just=as walked to=your=face in/on/at/with,faithfulness and,in/on/at/with,righteousness and,in/on/at/with,uprightness heart toward,you and,continued to=him/it DOM the,steadfast_love the,great the=this and,given to=him/it son was_sitting on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in throne,his as_the,day the,this )
Solomon is speaking of the years he had already been ruling, not of the time since the sun had last set.