1 Kings 1 · Verse 35

1 Kings 1:35

Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
1 Kings 1:35, King James Version

1 Kings 1:35 in other translations

BSBThen you shall go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. For I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”
WEBThen come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne; for he shall be king in my place. I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah.”
ASVThen ye shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead; and I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah.
YLTand ye have come up after him, and he hath come in and hath sat on my throne, and he doth reign in my stead, and him I have appointed to be leader over Israel, and over Judah.'
DARBYAnd ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit on my throne; for he shall reign in my stead, and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
BBEThen come up after him and he will come in and take his place on the seat of my kingdom; for he is to be king in my place, and I have given orders that he is to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
WebsterThen ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

What does 1 Kings 1:35 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
35. Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne--The public recognition of the successor to the throne, during the old king's lifetime, is accordant with the customs of the East.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 1:32-53

The people expressed great joy and satisfaction in the elevation of Solomon. Every true Israelite rejoices in the exaltation of the Son of David. Combinations formed upon evil principles will soon be dissolved, when self-interest calls another way. How can those who do evil deeds expect to have good tidings? Adonijah had despised Solomon, but soon dreaded him. We see here, as in a glass, Jesus, the Son of David and…

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1 Kings 1:35 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַעֲלִיתֶ֣םva.'a.li.Temand you will come upH5927
אַחֲרָ֗יו'a.cha.Ravafter himH310
וּבָא֙u.Va'and he will comeH935
וְיָשַׁ֣בve.ya.Shavand he will sitH3427
עַל\־'al-onH5921
כִּסְאִ֔יkis.'Ithrone myH3678
וְה֥וּאve.Hu'and heH1931
יִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.Lokhhe will reignH4427
תַּחְתָּ֑יtach.Taiin place of meH8478
וְאֹת֤וֹve.'o.Toand <with> himH854
צִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.tiI have appointedH6680
לִֽהְי֣וֹתlih.Yotto beH1961
נָגִ֔ידna.GidrulerH5057
עַל\־'al-overH5921
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and overH5921
יְהוּדָֽה\׃ye.hu.DahJudahH3063

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 1:35

  • Psalms 72:1-2

    A Psalm for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son. He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

  • 1 Kings 1:13

    Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?

  • 1 Chronicles 23:1

    So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

  • 1 Kings 2:12

    Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

  • 1 Chronicles 28:4-5

    Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel: And of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

  • Psalms 2:6

    Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

  • 1 Kings 2:15

    And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the Lord.

  • 1 Kings 1:17

    And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sit.
13,17; 2:12
I have.
2:15; 1Ch 23:1; 28:4,5; Ps 2:6; 72:1; *title
Ps 72:1,2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Kings 1:34

    And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.

  • 1 Kings 1:35

    Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

  • 1 Kings 1:36

    And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the Lord God of my lord the king say so too.

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1 Kings 1:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Después iréis vosotros detrás de él, y vendrá y se sentará en mi trono, y él reinará por mí; porque á él he ordenado para que sea príncipe sobre Israel y sobre Judá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et vous monterez après lui; et qu’il vienne et qu’il s’asseye sur mon trône; et lui régnera à ma place; et j’ai ordonné qu’il soit prince sur Israël et sur Juda.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ziehet herauf hinter ihm her, und er komme und setze sich auf meinen Thron! und er soll König sein an meiner Statt; und ihn habe ich bestellt, daß er Fürst sei über Israel und über Juda.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ascendetis post eum, et veniet, et sedebit super solium meum, et ipse regnabit pro me: illique præcipiam ut sit dux super Israël et super Judam.