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1 Kings 1:48

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1:48and said86 this: ‘The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because87 today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.’ ”88

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Footnotes

  1. 86 The Hebrew text reads, “and the king said.”
  2. 87 Or “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who.…” In this blessing formula אֲשֶׁר (’asher, “who; because”) introduces the reason why the one being blessed deserves the honor.
  3. 88 Heb “and my eyes are seeing.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the king also said, ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has granted someone to sit on my throne this day, my own eyes seeing it.’ ”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and said, ‘Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who has allowed my eyes to see a successor on my throne today.’ ”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And the king went on to say this: ‘Blessed be the Lord God of Israel! Today he has provided one to sit on my throne, and I am a witness.’ ”

NLTNew Living Translation

and he said, ‘Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who today has chosen a successor to sit on my throne while I am still alive to see it.’ ”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

What is more, the king said, ‘May Yahweh the God of Israel be blessed, who has given this day one sitting on my throne, and my eyes are seeing it!’ ”

KJV 1900King 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.