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 Je ne le croyais pas, avant d’être venue et d’avoir vu de mes yeux. Et voici, on ne m’en a pas dit la moitié. Tu as plus de sagesse et de prospérité que la renommée ne me l’a fait connaître.

8 Heureux tes gens, heureux tes serviteurs qui sont continuellement devant toi, qui entendent ta sagesse!

9 Béni soit l’Éternel, ton Dieu, qui t’a accordé la faveur de te placer sur le trône d’Israël! C’est parce que l’Éternel aime à toujours Israël, qu’il t’a établi roi pour que tu fasses droit et justice.

10 Elle donna au roi cent vingt talents d’or, une très grande quantité d’aromates, et des pierres précieuses. Il ne vint plus autant d’aromates que la reine de Séba en donna au roi Salomon.

11 Les navires de Hiram, qui apportèrent de l’or d’Ophir, amenèrent aussi d’Ophir une grande quantité de bois de sandal et des pierres précieuses.

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What Does 1 Kings 10:9 Mean?

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