1 Kings 8:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:”
1 Kings 8:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 8:31 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 8:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath is laid on him to cause him to swear, and he comes and swears before your altar in this house,”
1 Kings 8:31 — World English Bible
1 Kings 8:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he come and swear before thine altar in this house; ”
1 Kings 8:31 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 8:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“that which a man sinneth against his neighbour, and he hath lifted up upon him an oath to cause him to swear, and the oath hath come in before Thine altar in this house,”
1 Kings 8:31 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 8:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“If a man have sinned against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to adjure him, and the oath come before thine altar in this house; ”
1 Kings 8:31 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 8:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“When a man shall trespasse against his neighbour, and he lay vpon him an othe to cause him to sweare, and the swearer shall come before thine altar in this house,”
1 Kings 8:31 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 8:31 in Context — 1 Kings 8
29 That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.
30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.
31 If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:
32 Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
33 When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:
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What Does 1 Kings 8:31 Mean?
1 Kings 8:31 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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