1 Kings 8:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.”

1 Kings 8:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 8:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 8:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who were assembled to him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle that could not be counted or numbered for multitude.”

1 Kings 8:5 — World English Bible

1 Kings 8:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude. ”

1 Kings 8:5 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 8:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And king Solomon and all the company of Israel who are met unto him <FI>are<Fi> with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that are not counted nor numbered for multitude.”

1 Kings 8:5 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 8:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And king Solomon, and all the assembly of Israel that were assembled to him, [who were] with him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be counted nor numbered for multitude. ”

1 Kings 8:5 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 8:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And King Salomon and all the Congregation of Israel, that were assembled vnto him, were with him before the Arke, offering sheepe and beeues, which could not be tolde, nor nombred for multitude.”

1 Kings 8:5 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 8:5 in Context — 1 Kings 8

3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

4 And they brought up the ark of the Lord, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.

5 And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.

7 For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

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What Does 1 Kings 8:5 Mean?

1 Kings 8:5 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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