1 Kings 1:36
New International Version
Benaiah son of Jehoiada answered the king, “Amen! May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so declare it.

New Living Translation
“Amen!” Benaiah son of Jehoiada replied. “May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, decree that it happen.

English Standard Version
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, “Amen! May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say so.

Berean Standard Bible
“Amen,” replied Benaiah son of Jehoiada. “May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so declare it.

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

New King James Version
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, “Amen! May the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.

New American Standard Bible
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, “Amen! May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say the same.

NASB 1995
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, “Amen! Thus may the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say.

NASB 1977
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, “Amen! Thus may the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, “Amen! Thus may Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, say.

Amplified Bible
Benaiah [the overseer of the king’s bodyguards], the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, “Amen! (So be it!) May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say so too.

Christian Standard Bible
“Amen,” Benaiah son of Jehoiada replied to the king. “May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so affirm it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Amen,” Benaiah son of Jehoiada replied to the king. “May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so affirm it.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Benaiah, son of Yawida answered and said before the King: “Amen! Thus LORD JEHOVAH your God shall do!

Brenton Septuagint Translation
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.

Contemporary English Version
Benaiah answered, "We will do it, Your Majesty. I pray that the LORD your God will let it happen.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Banaias the son of Joiada answered the king, saying: Amen: so say the Lord the God of my lord the king.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"So be it!" Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, answered the king. "The LORD your God says so too.

Good News Translation
"It shall be done," answered Benaiah, "and may the LORD your God confirm it!

International Standard Version
"Amen!" replied Jehoiada's son Benaiah to the king. "May the LORD God of your majesty make this happen!

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said: 'Amen; so say the LORD, the God of my lord the king.

Literal Standard Version
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada answers the king and says, “Amen! So does YHWH, God of my lord the king, say;

Majority Standard Bible
“Amen,” replied Benaiah son of Jehoiada. “May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so declare it.

New American Bible
Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, answered the king: “So be it! May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so decree!

NET Bible
Benaiah son of Jehoiada responded to the king: "So be it! May the LORD God of my master the king confirm it!

New Revised Standard Version
Benaiah son of Jehoiada answered the king, “Amen! May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so ordain.

New Heart English Bible
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, "Amen. May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say so.

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

World English Bible
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, “Amen. May Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, say so.

Young's Literal Translation
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada answereth the king, and saith, 'Amen! so doth Jehovah, God of my lord the king, say;

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Context
Solomon Anointed King
35Then 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.” 36“Amen,” replied Benaiah son of Jehoiada. “May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so declare it. 37Just as the LORD was with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon and make his throne even greater than that of my lord King David.”…

Cross References
2 Samuel 8:18
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were priestly leaders.

1 Kings 1:35
Then 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."

1 Kings 1:37
Just as the LORD was with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon and make his throne even greater than that of my lord King David."

Jeremiah 28:6
"Amen!" Jeremiah said. "May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied, and may He restore the articles of His house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Amen

Deuteronomy 27:15-26
Cursed 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…

Psalm 72:19
And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

Jeremiah 11:5
That 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.

the Lord

1 Samuel 25:29
Yet 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.

1 Chronicles 17:27
Now 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.

Psalm 18:2
The 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.

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1 Kings 1
1. Abishag cherishes David in his extreme age
5. Adonijah, David's darling, usurps the kingdom
11. By the council of Nathan
15. Bathsheba moves the king
22. And Nathan seconds her
28. David renews his oath to Bathsheba
32. Solomon, by David's appointment,
38. being anointed king by Zadok and Nathan, the people triumph
41. Jonathan bringing the news, Adonijah's guests fly
50. Adonijah, flying to the horns of the altar, is dismissed by Solomon














Verse 36. - And Benaiah the son of Johoiada [probably he spoke, not because the execution of the order depended upon him (Bahr); for both Zadok and Nathan had a much more important part to perform, but as a blunt soldier who was accustomed to speak his mind] answered the king and said, Amen: the Lord God [lit., "Jehovah, he God," etc.] of my lord the king say so too.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“Amen,”
אָמֵ֑ן (’ā·mên)
Adverb
Strong's 543: Sure, faithfulness, truly

replied
וַיַּ֨עַן (way·ya·‘an)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6030: To answer, respond

Benaiah
בְּנָיָ֧הוּ (bə·nā·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1141: Benaiah -- 'Yah has built up', the name of several Israelites

son
בֶן־ (ḇen-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Jehoiada.
יְהֽוֹיָדָ֛ע (yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3077: Jehoiada -- 'the LORD knows', the name of several Israelites

“May the LORD,
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

the God
אֱלֹהֵ֖י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of my lord
אֲדֹנִ֥י (’ă·ḏō·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller

the king,
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

so
כֵּ֚ן (kên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

declare it.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say


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