1 Kings 14:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;”
1 Kings 14:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 14:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 14:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and tore the kingdom away from David’s house, and gave it to you; and yet you have not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in my eyes,”
1 Kings 14:8 — World English Bible
1 Kings 14:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee; and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes, ”
1 Kings 14:8 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 14:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and rend the kingdom from the house of David, and give it to thee, --and thou hast not been as My servant David who kept My commands, and who walked after Me with all his heart, to do only that which <FI>is<Fi> right in Mine eyes,”
1 Kings 14:8 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 14:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee; and thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do only that which is right in my sight; ”
1 Kings 14:8 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 14:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And haue rent the kingdome away from the house of Dauid, and haue giuen it thee, and thou hast not bene as my seruant Dauid, which kept my commandements, and followed mee with all his heart, and did onely that which was right in mine eyes,”
1 Kings 14:8 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 14:8 in Context — 1 Kings 14
6 And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.
7 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,
8 And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;
9 But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:
10 Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.
What Does 1 Kings 14:8 Mean?
1 Kings 14:8 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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