אֶת־בְּנוֹ֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֶת־בְּנוֹ֙

   ET-be-NO

   his son
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לְהָקִ֤ים אֶת־בְּנוֹ֙

   le-ha-KIM ET-be-NO

   to raise up his son
3. clause🔊 לְהָקִ֤ים אֶת־בְּנוֹ֙ אַחֲרָ֔יו וּֽלְהַעֲמִ֖יד אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

   le-ha-KIM ET-be-NO a-kha-RAV u-le-ha-mi-ID ET-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim

   to raise up his son after him and to make stand Jerusalem
4. sentence🔊 כִּ֚י לְמַ֣עַן דָּוִ֔ד נָתַן֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהָ֥יו ל֛וֹ נִ֖יר בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם לְהָקִ֤ים אֶת־בְּנוֹ֙ אַחֲרָ֔יו וּֽלְהַעֲמִ֖יד אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

   KI le-MA-an da-VID na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HA-v LO NIR bi-ru-sha-LA-yim le-ha-KIM ET-be-NO a-kha-RAV u-le-ha-mi-ID ET-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim

   for for the sake of David he gave the LORD his God to him a lamp in Jerusalem to raise up his son after him and to make stand Jerusalem

Exegesis

Two Hiphil infinitives, le-hakim {לְהָקִים | lə-hā-qîm} ‘to raise up’ and u-le-hamid {וּלְהַעֲמִיד | ū-lə-ḥa-‘ā-mîḏ} ‘and to establish,’ form complementary purpose clauses indicating succession (beno acharav {בְּנוֹ אַחֲרָיו | bə-nō ’a-ḥa-rāw} ‘his son after him’) and urban foundation. The structure underscores divine provision for maintaining both royal lineage and the stability of the city.