1 Kings 14:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For the Lord shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the Lord to anger.”
1 Kings 14:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 14:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 14:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For Yahweh will strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; and he will root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River, because they have made their Asherah poles, provoking Yahweh to anger.”
1 Kings 14:15 — World English Bible
1 Kings 14:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For Jehovah will smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; and he will root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River, because they have made their Asherim, provoking Jehovah to anger. ”
1 Kings 14:15 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 14:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah hath smitten Israel as the reed is moved by the waters, and hath plucked Israel from off this good ground that He gave to their fathers, and scattered them beyond the River, because that they made their shrines, provoking Jehovah to anger;”
1 Kings 14:15 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 14:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah will smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he will root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their Asherahs, provoking Jehovah to anger. ”
1 Kings 14:15 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 14:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the Lord shall smite Israel, as when a reede is shaken in the water, and hee shall weede Israel out of his good lad, which he gaue to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the Riuer, because they haue made them groues, prouoking the Lord to anger.”
1 Kings 14:15 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 14:15 in Context — 1 Kings 14
13 And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.
14 Moreover the Lord shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now.
15 For the Lord shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the Lord to anger.
16 And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.
17 And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;
What Does 1 Kings 14:15 Mean?
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