1 Kings 9:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.”

1 Kings 9:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 9:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 9:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Hiram sent in the fleet his servants, sailors who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.”

1 Kings 9:27 — World English Bible

1 Kings 9:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. ”

1 Kings 9:27 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 9:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Hiram sendeth in the navy his servants, shipmen knowing the sea, with servants of Solomon,”

1 Kings 9:27 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 9:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Hiram sent in the fleet his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon; ”

1 Kings 9:27 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 9:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Hiram sent with the nauie his seruats, that were mariners, and had knowledge of the sea, with the seruants of Salomon.”

1 Kings 9:27 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 9:27 in Context — 1 Kings 9

25 And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the Lord, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the Lord. So he finished the house.

26 And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion–geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.

27 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

28 And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

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What Does 1 Kings 9:27 Mean?

1 Kings 9:27 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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