1 Kings 10:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.”

1 Kings 10:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 10:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 10:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Blessed is Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore he made you king, to do justice and righteousness.””

1 Kings 10:9 — World English Bible

1 Kings 10:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because Jehovah loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do justice and righteousness.”

1 Kings 10:9 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 10:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Jehovah thy God is blessed who delighted in thee, to put thee on the throne of Israel; in Jehovah's loving Israel to the age He doth set thee for king, to do judgment and righteousness.”

1 Kings 10:9 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 10:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel! Because Jehovah loves Israel for ever, therefore did he make thee king, to do judgment and justice.”

1 Kings 10:9 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 10:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Blessed be the Lord thy God, which loued thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel, because the Lord loued Israel for euer and made thee King to doe equitie and righteousnesse.”

1 Kings 10:9 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 10:9 in Context — 1 Kings 10

7 Mas yo no lo creía, hasta que he venido, y mis ojos han visto, que ni aun la mitad fué lo que se me dijo: es mayor tu sabiduría y bien que la fama que yo había oído.

8 Bienaventurados tus varones, dichosos estos tus siervos, que están continuamente delante de ti, y oyen tu sabiduría.

9 Jehová tu Dios sea bendito, que se agradó de ti para ponerte en el trono de Israel; porque Jehová ha amado siempre á Israel, y te ha puesto por rey, para que hagas derecho y justicia.

10 Y dió ella al rey ciento y veinte talentos de oro, y muy mucha especiería, y piedras preciosas: nunca vino tan grande copia de especias, como la reina de Seba dió al rey Salomón.

11 La flota de Hiram que había traído el oro de Ophir, traía también de Ophir muy mucha madera de brasil, y piedras preciosas.

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What Does 1 Kings 10:9 Mean?

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