1 Kings 8:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.”
1 Kings 8:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 8:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 8:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets which Moses put there at Horeb, when Yahweh made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.”
1 Kings 8:9 — World English Bible
1 Kings 8:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when Jehovah made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. ”
1 Kings 8:9 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 8:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“There is nothing in the ark, only the two tables of stone which Moses put there in Horeb, when Jehovah covenanted with the sons of Israel in their going out of the land of Egypt.”
1 Kings 8:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 8:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses placed there at Horeb, when Jehovah made [a covenant] with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. ”
1 Kings 8:9 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 8:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Nothing was in the Arke saue the two tables of stone which Moses had put there at Horeb, where the Lord made a couenant with the children of Israel, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”
1 Kings 8:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 8:9 in Context — 1 Kings 8
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.
8 And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.
9 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord,
11 So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.
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What Does 1 Kings 8:9 Mean?
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