1 Kings 9:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.”
1 Kings 9:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 9:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 9:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, taken Gezer, burned it with fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it for a wedding gift to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.”
1 Kings 9:16 — World English Bible
1 Kings 9:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a portion unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife. ”
1 Kings 9:16 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 9:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“(Pharaoh king of Egypt hath gone up and doth capture Gezer, and doth burn it with fire, and the Canaanite who is dwelling in the city he hath slain, and giveth it <FI>with<Fi> presents to his daughter, wife of Solomon.)”
1 Kings 9:16 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 9:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“— Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and taken Gezer, and burned it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon's wife. ”
1 Kings 9:16 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 9:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Pharaoh King of Egypt had come vp, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slew the Canaanites, that dwelt in the citie, and gaue it for a present vnto his daughter Salomons wife.”
1 Kings 9:16 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 9:16 in Context — 1 Kings 9
14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
15 And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth–horon the nether,
18 And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,
What Does 1 Kings 9:16 Mean?
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