1 Kings 1 · Verse 40

1 Kings 1:40

And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
1 Kings 1:40, King James Version

1 Kings 1:40 in other translations

BSBAll the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth was split by the sound.
WEBAll the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook with their sound.
ASVAnd all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
YLTAnd all the people come up after him, and the people are piping with pipes, and rejoicing--great joy, and the earth rendeth with their voice.
DARBYAnd all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
BBEAnd all the people came up after him, piping with pipes, and they were glad with great joy, so that the earth was shaking with the sound.
WebsterAnd all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

What does 1 Kings 1:40 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
40. all the people came up after him--that is, from the valley to the citadel of Zion.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 40 The people piped with pipes - They danced, sang, and played on what instruments of music they possessed. The earth rent - We use a similar expression in precisely the same sense: They rent the air with their cries.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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 1:40 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.

וַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.Luand they went upH5927
כָל\־khol-allH3605
הָעָם֙ha.'Amthe peopleH5971
אַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.Ravafter himH310
וְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'Amand the peopleH5971
מְחַלְּלִ֣יםme.cha.le.Lim[were] playing [the] fluteH2490
בַּחֲלִלִ֔יםba.cha.li.Limwith flutesH2485
וּשְׂמֵחִ֖יםu.se.me.Chimand joyfulH8056
שִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahjoyH8057
גְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahgreatH1419
וַתִּבָּקַ֥עva.ti.ba.Ka'and it was split openH1234
הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
בְּקוֹלָֽם\׃be.ko.Lamby noise theirH6963

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

Cross references for 1 Kings 1:40

  • 2 Kings 11:20

    And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king’s house.

  • Revelation 11:15-18

    And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:38-40

    All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.

  • 2 Kings 11:14

    And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.

  • Luke 19:37

    And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;

  • 1 Samuel 11:15

    And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

  • Daniel 3:5

    That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:

  • Psalms 97:1

    The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.

  • Zechariah 9:9

    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
pipes. or, flutes.
Da 3:5
rejoiced.
1Sa 11:15; 2Ki 11:14,20; 1Ch 12:38-40; Ps 97:1; Zec 9:9; Lu 19:37
Re 11:15-18
the earth rent.We use a similar expression in precisely the same sense: "They rent the air with their cries."

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

Context

  • 1 Kings 1:39

    And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.

  • 1 Kings 1:40

    And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

  • 1 Kings 1:41

    And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?

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1 Kings 1:40 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Después subió todo el pueblo en pos de él, y cantaba la gente con flautas, y hacían grandes alegrías, que parecía que la tierra se hundía con el clamor de ellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tout le peuple monta après lui, et le peuple jouait de la flûte, et ils se réjouissaient d’une grande joie; et la terre se fendait au bruit qu’ils faisaient.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und alles Volk zog hinauf hinter ihm her; und das Volk blies auf Flöten, und sie freuten sich mit großer Freude, so daß die Erde barst von ihrem Geschrei.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ascendit universa multitudo post eum, et populus canentium tibiis, et lætantium gaudio magno: et insonuit terra a clamore eorum.