2 Chronicles 9:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

2 Chronicles 9:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Chronicles 9:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Chronicles 9:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Blessed be Yahweh your God, who delighted in you and set you on his throne to be king for Yahweh your God, because your God loved Israel, to establish them forever. Therefore he made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.””

2 Chronicles 9:8 — World English Bible

2 Chronicles 9:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

2 Chronicles 9:8 — American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 9:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Let Jehovah thy God be blessed who hath delighted in thee, to put thee on His throne for king for Jehovah thy God; in the love of thy God to Israel, to establish it to the age, He hath put thee over them for king, to do judgment and righteousness.'”

2 Chronicles 9:8 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 9:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king to Jehovah thy God! Because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore did he make thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.”

2 Chronicles 9:8 — Darby Translation

2 Chronicles 9:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Blessed be the Lord thy God, which loued thee, to set thee on his throne as King, in the steade of the Lord thy God: because thy God loueth Israel, to establish it for euer, therefore hath he made thee King ouer them, to execute iudgement and iustice.”

2 Chronicles 9:8 — Geneva Bible

2 Chronicles 9:8 in Context — 2 Chronicles 9

6 Je ne croyais pas ce qu’on en disait, avant d’être venue et d’avoir vu de mes yeux. Et voici, on ne m’a pas raconté la moitié de la grandeur de ta sagesse. Tu surpasses ce que la renommée m’a fait connaître.

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

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

9 Elle donna au roi cent vingt talents d’or, une très grande quantité d’aromates et des pierres précieuses. Il n’y eut plus d’aromates tels que ceux donnés au roi Salomon par la reine de Séba.

10 Les serviteurs de Huram et les serviteurs de Salomon, qui apportèrent de l’or d’Ophir, amenèrent aussi du bois de sandal et des pierres précieuses.

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What Does 2 Chronicles 9:8 Mean?

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