The Meaning of 1 Kings 11:22 Explained

1 Kings 11:22

KJV: Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.

YLT: And Pharaoh saith to him, 'But, what art thou lacking with me, that lo, thou art seeking to go unto thine own land?' and he saith, 'Nay, but thou dost certainly send me away.'

Darby: And Pharaoh said to him, What then dost thou lack with me, that behold, thou desirest to go to thine own country? And he said, Nothing; but in any case let me depart.

ASV: Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit only let me depart.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then Pharaoh  said  unto him, But what hast thou lacked  with me, that, behold, thou seekest  to go  to thine own country?  And he answered,  Nothing: howbeit let me go  in any wise. 

What does 1 Kings 11:22 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 11:14-25 - Adversaries Of The Recreant King
Two of the instruments of Solomon's chastisement are enumerated in this paragraph.
First, Hadad, the Edomite, 1 Kings 11:14-22. Notice the importance of a little child. All the male representatives of the royal family of Edom had perished; but in this child, the line was preserved and perpetuated, to be, through long years, a formidable menace to Israel. Never neglect a little child. You never know what good or ill may be hidden in a tiny bud-an Ingersoll or a Garfield, a Paine or a Wilberforce. Mark in this man Hadad the trace of those strange impulses which determine destiny. He could not assign the reason that led him to leave Egypt, but he knew he must go, 1 Kings 11:22. Thus migratory birds feel the call of southern lands.
Second, Rezon, also, hated Israel, 1 Kings 11:23-25. It is an awful thing when such hatred arises between two peoples. We as Christians must use all our power to arrest and allay it. Only love and good-will can guarantee a lasting peace. It was by these two human "rods" that God chastened Solomon. Let us live in such conformity to His will that he may not need to chasten us as individuals or as a nation. "Our God is a consuming fire!"
1 Kings 11:1-43 - Breaking Three Commandments
From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.
Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 11

1  Solomon's wives and concubines
4  In his old age they draw him to idolatry
9  God threatens him,
14  Solomon's adversaries were Hadad, who was entertained in Egypt
23  Rezon, who reigned in Damascus
26  And Jeroboam, to whom Ahijah prophesied
41  Solomon's acts, reign, and death Rehoboam succeeds him

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 11:22 mean?

And said to him Pharaoh but what you have lacking with me that suddenly you seek to go to your own country so he answered Nothing anyway do let me go
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר ל֣וֹ פַרְעֹ֗ה כִּ֠י מָה־ אַתָּ֤ה חָסֵר֙ עִמִּ֔י וְהִנְּךָ֥ מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ לָלֶ֣כֶת אֶל־ ؟ אַרְצֶ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ לֹ֔א שַׁלֵּ֖חַ תְּשַׁלְּחֵֽנִי

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
ל֣וֹ  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
פַרְעֹ֗ה  Pharaoh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פַּרְעֹה  
Sense: the common title of the king of Egypt.
חָסֵר֙  have  lacking 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: חָסֵר  
Sense: in need of, lacking, needy, in want of.
עִמִּ֔י  with  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
וְהִנְּךָ֥  that  suddenly 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection, second person masculine singular
Root: הֵן  
Sense: behold, lo, though hypothetical part.
מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ  you  seek 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בָּקַשׁ  
Sense: to seek, require, desire, exact, request.
לָלֶ֣כֶת  to  go 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
؟ אַרְצֶ֑ךָ  your  own  country 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀  so  he  answered 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לֹ֔א  Nothing 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
שַׁלֵּ֖חַ  anyway 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Infinitive absolute
Root: שָׁלַח  
Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
תְּשַׁלְּחֵֽנִי  do  let  me  go 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: שָׁלַח  
Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.

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