And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.
Parallel translations
- WEB Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, “Amen. May Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, say so.
- BSB “Amen,” replied Benaiah son of Jehoiada. “May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so declare it.
- NKJV Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, “Amen! May the Lord God of my lord the king say so too.
- NASB Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, “Amen! May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, say the same.
- NLT “Amen!” Benaiah son of Jehoiada replied. “May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, decree that it happen.
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Quick answer
Benaiah answers 'Amen,' asking that the LORD confirm the king's word. He wholeheartedly endorses Solomon's coronation.
Overview
Benaiah, the loyal commander, responds with hearty agreement and a prayer that God himself ratify David's decree. His 'Amen' expresses both submission and faith that the LORD stands behind the appointment. The response shows that the faithful desire God's blessing, not merely David's, on the new reign.
Cross-references & the web
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- Jer 11:5That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.
- Ps 18:2The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
- Ps 63:1O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
- 1 Cor 14:16Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
- Matt 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
- Matt 28:20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
- Ps 72:19And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
- 1 Chr 17:27Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.
- Ps 89:20I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
- 1 Sam 25:29Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.
- Jer 28:6Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD’s house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.
- Deut 27:15–26Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
- Ps 89:26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
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