1 Kings 1:36

And Banaeas the son of Jodae answered the king and said, So let it be: may the Lord God of my lord the king confirm it.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

35And he shall sit upon my throne, and reign in my stead: and I have given charge that he should be for a prince over Israel and Juda.

37As the Lord was with my lord the king, so let him be with Solomon, and let him + 1:37 Gr. magnify. exalt his throne beyond the throne of my lord king David.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 27:15Cursed is the man whoever shall make a graven or molten image, an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of craftsmen, and shall put it in a secret place: and all the people shall answer and say, So be it.

1 Chronicles 17:27And now you have begun to bless the house of your servant, so that it should continue for ever before you: for you, Lord, have blessed it, and do you bless it for ever.

Psalms 63:1Hear my prayer, O God, when I make my petition to you; deliver my soul from fear of the enemy. 1

Jeremiah 11:5that I may confirm my oath, which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then I answered and said, So be it, O Lord.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:33-41

Solomon Declared Successor. ( b. c. 1015.) 32 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king. 33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: 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. 35 Then ye shall come up after… Read the whole commentary →

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