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 Mais si vous vous détournez de moi, vous et vos fils, si vous n’observez pas mes commandements, mes lois que je vous ai prescrites, et si vous allez servir d’autres dieux et vous prosterner devant eux,
7 j’exterminerai Israël du pays que je lui ai donné, je rejetterai loin de moi la maison que j’ai consacrée à mon nom, et Israël sera un sujet de sarcasme et de raillerie parmi tous les peuples.
8 Et si haut placée qu’ait été cette maison, quiconque passera près d’elle sera dans l’étonnement et sifflera. On dira: Pourquoi l’Éternel a-t-il ainsi traité ce pays et cette maison?
9 Et l’on répondra: Parce qu’ils ont abandonné l’Éternel, leur Dieu, qui a fait sortir leurs pères du pays d’Égypte, parce qu’ils se sont attachés à d’autres dieux, se sont prosternés devant eux et les ont servis; voilà pourquoi l’Éternel a fait venir sur eux tous ces maux.
10 Au bout de vingt ans, Salomon avait bâti les deux maisons, la maison de l’Éternel et la maison du roi.
What Does 1 Kings 9:8 Mean?
1 Kings 9:8 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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