1 Kings 11:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh’s household among the sons of Pharaoh.”

1 Kings 11:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 11:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 11:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house; and Genubath was in Pharaoh’s house among the sons of Pharaoh.”

1 Kings 11:20 — World English Bible

1 Kings 11:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house; and Genubath was in Pharaoh’s house among the sons of Pharaoh.”

1 Kings 11:20 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 11:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the sister of Tahpenes beareth to him Genubath his son, and Tahpenes weaneth him within the house of Pharaoh, and Genubath is in the house of Pharaoh in the midst of the sons of Pharaoh.”

1 Kings 11:20 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 11:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son; and Tahpenes brought him up in Pharaoh's house; and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household, among the sons of Pharaoh.”

1 Kings 11:20 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 11:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his sonne, whome Tahpenes wayned in Pharaohs house: and Genubath was in Pharaohs house among the sonnes of Pharaoh.”

1 Kings 11:20 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 11:20 in Context — 1 Kings 11

18 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.

19 And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.

20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh’s household among the sons of Pharaoh.

21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.

22 Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.

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What Does 1 Kings 11:20 Mean?

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