“Amen!” Benaiah son of Jehoiada replied. “May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, decree that it happen.
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.
- KJV And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.
- 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.
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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 establish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey,’ as it is today.” Then answered I, and said, “Amen, Yahweh.”
- Ps 18:2Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
- Ps 63:1A Psalm by David, when he was in the desert of Judah. God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.
- 1 Cor 14:16Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the “Amen” at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn’t know what you say?
- Matt 6:13Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’
- Matt 28:20teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
- Ps 72:19Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.
- 1 Chr 17:27Now it has pleased you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you; for you, Yahweh, have blessed, and it is blessed forever.”
- Ps 89:20I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,
- 1 Sam 25:29Though men may rise up to pursue you, and to seek your soul, yet the soul of my lord will be bound in the bundle of life with Yahweh your God. He will sling out the souls of your enemies, as from the hollow of a sling.
- Jer 28:6even the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May Yahweh do so. May Yahweh perform your words which you have prophesied, to bring again the vessels of Yahweh’s house, and all them of the captivity, from Babylon to this place.
- Deut 27:15–26‘Cursed is the man who makes an engraved or molten image, an abomination to Yahweh, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ All the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’
- Ps 89:26He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’
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