1 Kings 9:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house?”
1 Kings 9:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 9:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 9:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Though this house is so high, yet everyone who passes by it will be astonished and hiss; and they will say, ‘Why has Yahweh done this to this land and to this house?’”
1 Kings 9:8 — World English Bible
1 Kings 9:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And though this house is so high, yet shall every one that passeth by it be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath Jehovah done thus unto this land, and to this house?”
1 Kings 9:8 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 9:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“as to this house, <FI>that<Fi> is high, every one passing by it is astonished, and hath hissed, and they have said, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land and to this house?”
1 Kings 9:8 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 9:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and this house, [which] is high, every one that passes by it shall be astonished at, and shall hiss, and they shall say, Why has Jehovah done thus to this land and to this house?”
1 Kings 9:8 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 9:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Euen this hie house shall bee so: euery one that passeth by it, shalbe astonied, and shall hisse, and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus vnto this land and to this house?”
1 Kings 9:8 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 9:8 in Context — 1 Kings 9
6 Mas si obstinadamente os apartareis de mí vosotros y vuestros hijos, y no guardareis mis mandamientos y mis estatutos que yo he puesto delante de vosotros, sino que fuereis y sirviereis á dioses ajenos, y los adorareis;
7 Yo cortaré á Israel de sobre la haz de la tierra que les he entregado; y esta casa que he santificado á mi nombre, yo la echaré de delante de mí, é Israel será por proverbio y fábula á todos los pueblos;
8 Y esta casa que estaba en estima, cualquiera que pasare por ella se pasmará, y silbará, y dirá: ¿Por qué ha hecho así Jehová á esta tierra, y á esta casa?
9 Y dirán: Por cuanto dejaron á Jehová su Dios, que había sacado á sus padres de tierra de Egipto, y echaron mano á dioses ajenos, y los adoraron, y los sirvieron: por eso ha traído Jehová sobre ellos todo aqueste mal.
10 Y aconteció al cabo de veinte años, en que Salomón había edificado las dos casas, la casa de Jehová y la casa real,
What Does 1 Kings 9:8 Mean?
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