1 Kings 1:53 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house. ”

1 Kings 1:53 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 1:53 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 1:53 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.””

1 Kings 1:53 — World English Bible

1 Kings 1:53 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and did obeisance to king Solomon; and Solomon said unto him, Go to thy house. ”

1 Kings 1:53 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 1:53 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And king Solomon sendeth, and they bring him down from off the altar, and he cometh in and boweth himself to king Solomon, and Solomon saith to him, `Go to thy house.'”

1 Kings 1:53 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 1:53 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon; and Solomon said to him, Go to thy house. ”

1 Kings 1:53 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 1:53 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then King Salomon sent, and they brought him from the altar, and he came and did obeisance vnto King Salomon. And Salomon sayde vnto him, Go to thine house. ”

1 Kings 1:53 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 1:53 in Context — 1 Kings 1

51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.

52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.

53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.

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What Does 1 Kings 1:53 Mean?

1 Kings 1:53 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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