What Does 2 Samuel 3:10 Mean in the King James?
To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba.
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
Rule changes through two movements: it passes out of one house, and a new throne is raised to stand across the whole land.
THE MEANING
This verse speaks now of authority moving out of one ruling house and a new center being raised over the divided field of Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beer-sheba. The passing away of the old rule and the establishment of a new seat are two parts of one complete transition.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
A change of power means only that the old authority is gone; nothing new can take its place.
THE ROOT
לְהַעֲבִיר
leha'avir
GROWS FROM
עבר
Pass over or cross; in this verb form, cause something to pass or transfer it.
“Translate” here carries the image of making rule cross from one house to another. The verse describes a passage of authority, not merely the removal of a ruler.
ALSO GROWS
ʿāvar: Pass over; cross.
עָבַר
The simple form names the movement contained in the transfer of the kingdom.
maʿavar: Passage; crossing.
מַעֲבָר
This branch makes visible the crossing from Saul’s house into David’s rule.
לְהָקִים
lehaqim
GROWS FROM
קום
Rise or stand; in this verb form, raise or cause to stand.
“set up” in this verse is lehaqim. The throne is not only assigned to David; it is made to stand. The transfer out of one house is paired with raising a stable seat of rule in another.
ALSO GROWS
qām: Rose; stood up.
קָם
This form shows the root’s basic movement from not standing to standing.
hēqīm: Raised; established.
הֵקִים
This causative form shares the action of making the throne stand.
דָּוִד
Dāwīd
GROWS FROM
דוד
Beloved; the name is traditionally linked with dōd, beloved.
“David” in this verse is Dāwīd. The new ruler’s name carries the sense of “beloved.” The verse names not only the house receiving rule but the person whose name holds this nature.
ALSO GROWS
dōd: Beloved; also uncle in some contexts.
דּוֹד
This is the word traditionally linked to David’s name.
dōdīm: Loves; expressions of love.
דּוֹדִים
This related form appears in the language of love and echoes the name’s root.
THE PATTERN
A transfer of rule is completed when authority leaves one house and a new center is established across the full domain.
And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.THE THREAD
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.The transfer in 3:10 opens into a vision of the throne’s lasting establishment. The new seat raised over Israel and Judah is connected to David’s house and kingdom across generations.
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