What Does Psalm 24:10 Mean in the King James?
Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
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
Glory here is not decoration around the throne; it is the weight of the ruler himself.
THE MEANING
The LORD of hosts stands before the reader as the King whose presence has weight and whose authority encompasses the hosts. In this name, glory and rule belong together: the weight is his own.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
It undoes the belief that glory is only spectacle or praise: here glory is weight carried by the King himself.
THE ROOT
כָּבוֹד
kavod
GROWS FROM
כבד
k-b-d
To be heavy or weighty.
“glory” in this verse is kavod. The title carries more than radiance or public acclaim: kavod is weight, the substance that gives honor its force. The verse names the LORD as King of that weight, then identifies him with the ruler of hosts.
ALSO GROWS
kaved: Heavy, weighty.
כָּבֵד
The shared root gives “glory” the sense of weight and substance.
kibbed: To honor or treat as weighty.
כִּבֵּד
Honor is linked to recognizing the weight carried by the one being honored.
kavod: Weight or honor; often rendered “glory.”
כָּבוֹד
This is the word in the verse’s title: the King’s glory is his weight.
מֶלֶךְ
melekh
GROWS FROM
מלך
m-l-k
To reign or rule.
“King” in this verse is melekh. The Hebrew root points beyond a rank to the act of ruling. Joined to kavod, it names the one whose reign carries weight.
ALSO GROWS
malakh: To reign or rule.
מָלַךְ
The title points to active rule, not merely status.
malkhut: Kingdom or reign.
מַלְכוּת
The same root extends from the ruler to the sphere of his rule.
THE PATTERN
The LORD’s weight belongs to his reign, fills creation, and remains his even when earthly rulers fail to recognize it.
A Psalm of David. Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.THE THREAD
A Psalm of David. Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.The same root underlies “glory” here and “glory” in Psalm 29:1. One verse names who bears that weight; the other calls the mighty to recognize it.
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