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
Read 1 Kings 9:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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 se obstinadamente vos apartardes de mim vós e vossos filhos, e não guardardes meus mandamentos e meus estatutos que eu pus diante de vós, mas sim que fordes e servirdes a deuses alheios, e os adorardes;
7 Eu cortarei a Israel de sobre a face da terra que lhes entreguei; e esta casa que santifiquei a meu nome, eu a lançarei de diante de mim, e Israel será por provérbio e fábula a todos os povos;
8 E esta casa que estava em estima, qualquer um que passar por ela se pasmará, e assoviará, e dirá: Por que fez assim o SENHOR a esta terra, e a esta casa?
9 E dirão: Porquanto deixaram ao SENHOR seu Deus, que havia tirado a seus pais da terra do Egito, e lançaram mão a deuses alheios, e os adoraram, e os serviram: por isso trouxe o SENHOR sobre eles todo este mal.
10 E aconteceu ao fim de vinte anos, em que Salomão havia edificado as duas casas, a casa do SENHOR e a casa real,
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.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free