1 Kings 9:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house?”
1 Kings 9:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 9:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 9:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Though this house is so high, yet everyone who passes by it will be astonished and hiss; and they will say, ‘Why has Yahweh done this to this land and to this house?’”
1 Kings 9:8 — World English Bible
1 Kings 9:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And though this house is so high, yet shall every one that passeth by it be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath Jehovah done thus unto this land, and to this house? ”
1 Kings 9:8 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 9:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“as to this house, <FI>that<Fi> is high, every one passing by it is astonished, and hath hissed, and they have said, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land and to this house?”
1 Kings 9:8 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 9:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and this house, [which] is high, every one that passes by it shall be astonished at, and shall hiss, and they shall say, Why has Jehovah done thus to this land and to this house? ”
1 Kings 9:8 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 9:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Euen this hie house shall bee so: euery one that passeth by it, shalbe astonied, and shall hisse, and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus vnto this land and to this house?”
1 Kings 9:8 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 9:8 in Context — 1 Kings 9
6 But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them:
7 Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:
8 And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house?
9 And they shall answer, Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the Lord brought upon them all this evil.
10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the king’s house,
What Does 1 Kings 9:8 Mean?
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