1 Kings 1:37 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“As the Lord hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.”

1 Kings 1:37 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 1:37 in 6 Bible Translations

Read 1 Kings 1:37 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

1 Kings 1:37 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“As Yahweh has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.””

1 Kings 1:37 — World English Bible

1 Kings 1:37 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“As Jehovah hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.”

1 Kings 1:37 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 1:37 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“as Jehovah hath been with my lord the king, so is He with Solomon, and doth make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.'”

1 Kings 1:37 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 1:37 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“As Jehovah has been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.”

1 Kings 1:37 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 1:37 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“As the Lord hath bene with my lorde the King, so be he with Salomon, and exalt his throne aboue the throne of my lorde king Dauid.”

1 Kings 1:37 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 1:37 in Context — 1 Kings 1

35 Después iréis vosotros detrás de él, y vendrá y se sentará en mi trono, y él reinará por mí; porque á él he ordenado para que sea príncipe sobre Israel y sobre Judá.

36 Entonces Benaía hijo de Joiada respondió al rey, y dijo: Amén. Así [lo] diga Jehová, Dios de mi señor el rey.

37 De la manera que Jehová ha sido con mi señor el rey, así sea con Salomón; y él haga mayor su trono que el trono de mi señor el rey David.

38 Y descendió Sadoc sacerdote, y Nathán profeta, y Benaía hijo de Joiada, y los Ceretheos y los Peletheos, é hicieron subir á Salomón en la mula del rey David, y lleváronlo á Gihón.

39 Y tomando Sadoc sacerdote el cuerno del aceite del tabernáculo, ungió á Salomón: y tocaron trompeta, y dijo todo el pueblo: ¡Viva el rey Salomón!

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What Does 1 Kings 1:37 Mean?

1 Kings 1:37 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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