Bible Strands
1 Kings 1:48
saying, ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel! Today He has provided one to sit on my throne, and my eyes have seen it.’”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — King David speaks this declaration to his servants and court officials immediately after learning that Solomon has been anointed king. He utters it while still on his bed, directly responding to the messengers who reported the succession event.
The words — The term בָּר֨וּךְ (ba.Rukh) means “[be] blessed” and יְהוָ֜ה (Yah.weh) denotes the covenant name Yahweh, forming the opening declaration “Blessed be Yahweh.” The word כָּ֖כָה (Ka.khah) translates literally as “thus,” anchoring the king’s spoken praise to the immediate fulfillment of the event.
The thread — This acknowledgment of divine provision for the throne connects to the Davidic covenant promise in Psalms 132:11 and echoes Abram’s recognition of God’s deliverance in Genesis 14:20. Solomon later references David’s covenantal devotion in 1 Kings 3:6, continuing the theme of God’s faithfulness to the Davidic line.
Why it lands — The text records David’s direct observation that God has provided a successor for his throne, requiring the reader to recognize divine sovereignty over royal transitions. It demands an immediate response of acknowledgment rather than political maneuvering.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And also thus said the king, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 3:6 Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
- Psalms 132:11 The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
- Genesis 14:20 and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.
- 2 Samuel 7:12 And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
- 2 Samuel 24:3 But Joab replied to the king, “May the LORD your God multiply the troops a hundred times over, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?”
- 1 Chronicles 17:11 And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
- 1 Chronicles 17:17 And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God, You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant and have regarded me as a man of great distinction, O LORD God.
- 1 Chronicles 29:10 Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
- 1 Chronicles 29:20 Then David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.
- Nehemiah 9:5 Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.