1 Kings 5:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.”

1 Kings 5:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 5:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 5:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“My servants will bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place that you specify to me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and you will receive them. You will accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.””

1 Kings 5:9 — World English Bible

1 Kings 5:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea; and I will make them into rafts to go by sea unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and thou shalt receive them; and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household. ”

1 Kings 5:9 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 5:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“my servants bring down from Lebanon to the sea, and I make them floats in the sea unto the place that thou sendest unto me, and I have spread them out there; and thou dost take <FI>them<Fi> up, and thou dost execute my desire, to give the food of my house.'”

1 Kings 5:9 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 5:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“My servants shall bring [them] down from Lebanon to the sea; and I will convey them by sea [in] rafts to the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and thou shalt receive them. And thou shalt accomplish my desire in giving food for my household. ”

1 Kings 5:9 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 5:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“My seruants shall bring them downe from Lebanon to the sea: and I will conuey them by sea in raftes vnto the place that thou shalt shew me, and wil cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receiue them: nowe thou shalt doe mee a pleasure to minister foode for my familie.”

1 Kings 5:9 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 5:9 in Context — 1 Kings 5

7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.

8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.

9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.

10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.

11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.

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What Does 1 Kings 5:9 Mean?

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