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1 Kings 9:5
then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Solomon after the completion of the temple and palace, framing the promise within a conditional covenant structure. The declaration follows explicit instructions to walk before God with integrity and keep His statutes.
The words — וַהֲקִמֹתִי (wa-hăqîmōṯî) translates “and I will establish,” and כִּסֵּא (kisse’) means “throne.” The phrasing pairs divine action with a permanent royal seat over Israel.
The thread — The text explicitly recalls the Davidic covenant in 1 Kings 2:4 and 1 Kings 6:12, while echoing the foundational promise in 2 Samuel 7:12. The written record ties the throne’s continuity directly to the keeping of commandments, not to unconditional guarantee.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to accept that political stability is bound to covenant obedience. It demands a practical reckoning with the condition that breaks the dynastic line.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 2:4 and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
- 1 Kings 6:12 “As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.
- 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 7:16 Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
- 1 Kings 8:15 and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
- 1 Kings 8:20 Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 22:9 But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
- Psalms 89:28 I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.
- 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.