What Does 1 Chronicles 11:43 Mean in the King James?
Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The names make this roll call a revelation: favor and the LORD’s judgment are carried by particular people.
THE MEANING
You meet two distinct people here through names that carry meaning: Hanan bears favor, while Joshaphat says “the LORD judges.” The verse lets identity hold more than a label; it carries a quality the English spelling leaves unspoken.
THE ROOT
חָנָן
Ḥanan
GROWS FROM
חנן
To show favor; to act graciously.
Hanan’s name grows from the root for showing favor, so the name carries a relational quality rather than functioning only as an identifier. The English spelling preserves the sound but conceals that meaning.
ALSO GROWS
ḥen: Favor
חֵן
This related noun makes the quality carried in Hanan’s name visible.
ḥannun: Gracious
חַנּוּן
This related form describes one who acts with favor, echoing the nature compressed into the name Hanan.
יְהוֹשָׁפָט
Yehoshaphat
GROWS FROM
שפט
To judge, decide, or govern.
Joshaphat combines a form of the divine name with the root שפט: “the LORD judges.” Beside Hanan, the name gives judgment a personal face, rather than leaving it as an abstract idea.
ALSO GROWS
shofet: Judge
שֹׁפֵט
The same root names the one who judges, clarifying the action contained in Joshaphat’s name.
mishpat: Judgment, justice, or legal order
מִשְׁפָּט
This branch shows that the root can describe the ordering and justice carried by the act of judging.
THE PATTERN
Scriptural names can disclose a person’s nature or calling, turning a name into a compressed teaching.
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.THE THREAD
And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.Hanan comes from חנן, the same root translated “be gracious” here. Exodus connects the LORD’s proclaimed name with graciousness, letting Hanan’s name echo that quality in miniature.
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