And now I realize that you are surely going to be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will flourish under your rule.

我也知道你必要作王，以色列的国必坚立在你手里。

现在，看哪，我知道你一定会作王，以色列的国必要坚立在你手里。

现在，看哪，我知道你一定会作王，以色列的国必要坚立在你手里。

我知道你必做王，以色列国必在你手中得到坚固。

现在我知道你必要作王，以色列的王国必在你手里坚立起来。

“看哪，现在我知道你必定作王，以色列王国将在你手中坚立。

我也知道你必要作王，以色列的國必堅立在你手裏。

現在，看哪，我知道你一定會作王，以色列的國必要堅立在你手裏。

現在，看哪，我知道你一定會作王，以色列的國必要堅立在你手裏。

我知道你必做王，以色列國必在你手中得到堅固。

現在我知道你必要作王，以色列的王國必在你手裡堅立起來。

看吧，如今我準知道你一定作王；以色列國度必在你手裏堅立起來。

「看哪，現在我知道你必定作王，以色列王國將在你手中堅立。

我知爾必為王、以色列國堅定於爾手、

且我知爾必繼為王、治理以色列國、保其鞏固。

我知爾將為王、必堅執以色列國之王權、必堅執以色列國之王權或作以色列國將鞏固於爾手

I know that you will surely be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.

I know for sure that you will be king. I know that the kingdom of Israel will be made secure under your control.

And now, behold, I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.

“ Now I know for certain you will be king, and the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.

Now, behold, I know that you will certainly be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.

And now I know indeed that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.

And now, behold, I know that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thy hand.

“ Now I know for certain you will be king, and the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.

And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.

Now look, I realize that you will in fact be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.

Now, behold, I know that you will surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.

“ Don’t be afraid,” Jonathan reassured him.“ My father will never find you! You are going to be the king of Israel, and I will be next to you, as my father, Saul, is well aware.”

Meanwhile, Abner had consulted with the elders of Israel.“ For some time now,” he told them,“ you have wanted to make David your king.Now is the time! For the Lord has said,‘ I have chosen David to save my people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and from all their other enemies.’”

King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem.He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked,“ Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?”“ In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said,“ for this is what the prophet wrote:‘ And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, are not least among the ruling cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’”

But now your kingdom must end, for the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart. The Lord has already appointed him to be the leader of his people, because you have not kept the Lord’s command.”

For they shake their fists at God, defying the Almighty.

After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream.“ Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said.“ Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”

Saul boiled with rage at Jonathan.“ You stupid son of a whore!” he swore at him.“ Do you think I don’t know that you want him to be king in your place, shaming yourself and your mother?As long as that son of Jesse is alive, you’ll never be king. Now go and get him so I can kill him!”

Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance.