1 Kings 1:7
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him. | So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him. | And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they were | וַיִּהְי֣וּ | vai-yih-YU | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| words his | דְבָרָ֔יו | de-va-RAV | H1697I | wordדָּבָר (da.var) : word/speech/command 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension) |
| with | עִ֚ם | 'im | H5973A | withעִם (im) 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as |
| Joab | יוֹאָ֣ב | yo-'AV | H3097G | Joabיוֹאָב (yo.av) A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.26.6; his mother was Zeruiah (H6870); brother of: Abishai (H0052) and Asahel (H6214) § Joab = "Jehovah is father" 1) son of David's sister Zeruiah and general of David's army 2) a Judaite descendant of Kenaz 3) a post exilic family |
| [the] son of | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Zeruiah | צְרוּיָ֔ה | tze-ru-YAH | H6870 | Zeruiahצְרוּיָה (tse.ru.yah) A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.26.6; daughter of: Jesse (H3448) and Nahash (H5176I); sister of: David (H1732), Eliab (H0446I), Abinadab (H0041I), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H0684), Abigail (H0026H)(?) and Elihu (H0453J), Shimeah (H8093) § Zeruiah = "balsam" sister of David and mother of the 3 leading heroes of David's army-Abishai, Joab, and Asahel |
| and with | וְעִ֖ם | ve-'IM | H5973A | withעִם (im) 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as |
| Abiathar | אֶבְיָתָ֣ר | 'ev-ya-TAR | H0054 | Abiatharאֶבְיָתָר (ev.ya.tar) A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.22.20; son of: Ahimelech (H0288); father of: Ahimelech (H0288I), Jonathan (H3083I) Also named: Abiathar (Ἀβιαθάρ "Abiathar" G0008) § Abiathar = "my father is great" priest, son of Ahitub (Ahimelech), faithful to David, but later rebelled with Adonijah |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֑ן | ha-ko-HEN | H3548 | priestכֹּהֵן (ko.hen) 1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler 1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah) 1b) pagan priests 1c) priests of Jehovah 1d) Levitical priests 1e) Zadokite priests 1f) Aaronic priests 1g) the high priest Aramaic equivalent: ka.hen (כָּהֵן "priest" H3549) |
| and they helped | וַֽיַּעְזְר֔וּ | vai-ya'-ze-RU | H5826 | to helpעָזַר (a.zar) 1) to help, succour, support 1a) (Qal) to help 1b) (Niphal) to be helped 1c) (Hiphil) to help |
| after | אַחֲרֵ֖י | 'a-cha-REI | H0310A | afterאַחַר (a.char) 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time) 1a) as an adverb 1a1) behind (of place) 1a2) afterwards (of time) 1b) as a preposition 1b1) behind, after (of place) 1b2) after (of time) 1b3) besides 1c) as a conjunction 1c) after that 1d) as a substantive 1d1) hinder part 1e) with other prepositions 1e1) from behind 1e2) from following after |
| Adonijah | אֲדֹנִיָּֽה׃ | 'a-do-ni-YAH | H0138G | Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ (a.do.niy.yah) A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.3.4; son of: David (H1732) and Haggith (H2294); half-brother of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416), Solomon (H8010), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N) § Adonijah = "my lord is Jehovah" 1) fourth son of David and Solomon's rival for the throne … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.