1 Kings 22:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the Lord which he spake.”
1 Kings 22:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 22:38 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 22:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood where the prostitutes washed themselves, according to Yahweh’s word which he spoke.”
1 Kings 22:38 — World English Bible
1 Kings 22:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood (now the harlots washed themselves there); according unto the word of Jehovah which he spake.”
1 Kings 22:38 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 22:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and <FI>one<Fi> rinseth the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs lick his blood--when the armour they had washed--according to the word of Jehovah that He spake.”
1 Kings 22:38 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 22:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked his blood, where the harlots bathed: according to the word of Jehovah, which he had spoken. ”
1 Kings 22:38 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 22:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And one washed the charet in the poole of Samaria, and the dogs licked vp his blood (and they washed his armour) according vnto the word of the Lord which he spake.”
1 Kings 22:38 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 22:38 in Context — 1 Kings 22
36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
38 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the Lord which he spake.
39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
40 So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
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What Does 1 Kings 22:38 Mean?
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