1 Kings 5:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.”

1 Kings 5:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 5:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 5:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father, and Hiram had always loved David.”

1 Kings 5:1 — World English Bible

1 Kings 5:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.”

1 Kings 5:1 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 5:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Hiram king of Tyre sendeth his servants unto Solomon, for he heard that they had anointed him for king instead of his father, for Hiram was a lover of David all the days;”

1 Kings 5:1 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 5:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father; for Hiram always loved David.”

1 Kings 5:1 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 5:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Hiram King of Tyrus sent his seruants vnto Salomon, (for he had heard, that they had anoynted him King in the roume of his father) because Hiram had euer loued Dauid.”

1 Kings 5:1 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 5:1 in Context — 1 Kings 5

1 HIRAM rey de Tiro envió también sus siervos á Salomón, luego que oyó que lo habían ungido por rey en lugar de su padre: porque Hiram había siempre amado á David.

2 Entonces Salomón envió á decir á Hiram:

3 Tú sabes como mi padre David no pudo edificar casa al nombre de Jehová su Dios, por las guerras que le cercaron, hasta que Jehová puso [sus enemigos] bajo las plantas de sus pies.

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What Does 1 Kings 5:1 Mean?

1 Kings 5:1 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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