Verse | Translation | Text |
1Ki 11:36 | Strong Concordance | And unto his son [01121] will I give [05414] one [0259] tribe [07626], that David [01732] my servant [05650] may have a light [05216] alway [03117] before [06440] me in Jerusalem [03389], the city [05892] which I have chosen [0977] me to put [07760] my name [08034] there. |
King James | And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
That David may have a light - Compare the marginal references. The exact meaning of the expression is doubtful. Perhaps the best explanation is, that "light" here is taken as the essential feature of a continuing "home." |