1 Kings 10:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.”
1 Kings 10:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 10:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 10:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Blessed is Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore he made you king, to do justice and righteousness.””
1 Kings 10:9 — World English Bible
1 Kings 10:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because Jehovah loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do justice and righteousness. ”
1 Kings 10:9 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 10:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Jehovah thy God is blessed who delighted in thee, to put thee on the throne of Israel; in Jehovah's loving Israel to the age He doth set thee for king, to do judgment and righteousness.”
1 Kings 10:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 10:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Blessed be Jehovah thyGod, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel! Because Jehovah loves Israel for ever, therefore did he make thee king, to do judgment and justice. ”
1 Kings 10:9 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 10:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Blessed be the Lord thy God, which loued thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel, because the Lord loued Israel for euer and made thee King to doe equitie and righteousnesse.”
1 Kings 10:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 10:9 in Context — 1 Kings 10
7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
9 Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
10 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
What Does 1 Kings 10:9 Mean?
1 Kings 10:9 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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