1 Kings 9:9

And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
answer	וְאָמְר֗וּ ve.'a.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
forsook	עָזְב֜וּ 'a.ze.Vu	H5800	to loosen · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֗ם 'e.lo.hei.Hem	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
forth	הוֹצִ֣יא ho.Tzi'	H3318	to go (causatively · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fathers	אֲבֹתָם֮ 'a.vo.Tam	H1	father · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
land	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ me.'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Egypt	מִצְרַיִם֒ mitz.ra.Yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name
hold	וַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙ vai.ya.cha.Zi.ku	H2388	to fasten upon · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
other	אֲחֵרִ֔ים 'a.che.Rim	H312	properly · adjective, masculine plural absolute
gods	בֵּאלֹהִ֣ים be.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · preposition + noun, common masculine plural absolute
worshipped	וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ vai.yish.ta.chu	H7812	to depress · conjunction + verb, sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
served	וַיַּעַבְדֻ֑ם vai.ya.'av.Dum	H5647	to work (in any sense) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
brought	הֵבִ֤יא he.Vi'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
evil	הָרָעָ֖ה ha.ra.'Ah	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 2:19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter…
Jeremiah 5:19 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like a…
Deuteronomy 29:25-28 Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them f…
2 Chronicles 7:22 And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid ho…
Jeremiah 2:10-13 For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
Jeremiah 12:7-8 I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.
Jeremiah 16:10-13 And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounce…
Jeremiah 50:7 All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 9:1-9

God had given a real answer to Solomon's prayer, and tokens of his acceptance of it, immediately, by the fire from heaven which consumed the sacrifices (as we find Ch2 7:1); but here we have a more express and distinct answer to it. Observe, I. In what way God gave him this answer. He appeared to him, as he had done at Gibeon, in the beginning of his reign, in a dream or vision, Kg1 9:2. The comparing of it with that intimates that it was the very night after he had finished the solemnities of his festival, for so that was, Ch2 1:6, Ch2 1:7. And then Kg1 9:1, speaking of Solomon's finishing all his buildings, which was not till many years after the dedication of the temple, must be read thus…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 9:8

this house, which is high--"high," either in point of situation, for it was built on a hill, and therefore conspicuous to every beholder; or "high" in respect to privilege, honor, and renown; or this "house of the Most High," notwithstanding all its beauty and magnificence, shall be destroyed, and remain in such a state of ruin and degradation as to be a striking monument of the just judgment of God. The record of this second vision, in which were rehearsed the conditions of God's covenant with Solomon and the consequences of breaking them, is inserted here as a proper introduction to the narrative about to be given of this king's commercial enterprises and ambitious desire for worldly glory…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 9:9

Have taken hold upon other gods - When an indigent person claims the protection of a superior, he casts himself down before him, and lays hold of his feet; and this expression is frequently used when there is no prostration: I have taken hold of thy feet. When a person is called into the presence of the Burman monarch, he is said to go to the golden foot. - Ward's Customs.

John Gill on 1 Kings 9:9

And they shall answer,.... Who were left in the land when others were carried captive, as were some by Nebuchadnezzar, and who were capable of making the following answer: because they forsook the Lord; the worship of the Lord their God, as the Targum: who brought forth their fathers out of the land Egypt; which is observed as an aggravation of their sin: and have taken hold upon other gods: the gods of the people, as the Targum; of the Gentiles, who knew not the true God: and have worshipped them, and served them: even idols of gold and silver, wood and stone; an instance of judicial blindness they were left unto, who had been favoured with a revelation from God: therefore hath the Lor…

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1 Kings 9:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 9:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 9:8

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 9:9

John Gill on 1 Kings 9:9

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1 Kings 9:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 9:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 9:8

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 9:9

John Gill on 1 Kings 9:9

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 9:4-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 9:3-9

Rashi on 1 Kings 9:8