1 Kings 11:37 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.”
1 Kings 11:37 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 11:37 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Kings 11:37 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Kings 11:37 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.”
1 Kings 11:37 — World English Bible
1 Kings 11:37 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.”
1 Kings 11:37 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 11:37 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And thee I take, and thou hast reigned over all that thy soul desireth, and thou hast been king over Israel;”
1 Kings 11:37 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 11:37 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I will take thee, that thou mayest reign over all that thy soul desireth, and thou shalt be king over Israel.”
1 Kings 11:37 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 11:37 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I wil take thee, and thou shalt reigne, euen as thine heart desireth, and shalt be King ouer Israel.”
1 Kings 11:37 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 11:37 in Context — 1 Kings 11
35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.
36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
What Does 1 Kings 11:37 Mean?
1 Kings 11:37 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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