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The Darby Translation

1 Kings 6:11

And the word of Jehovah came to Solomon saying,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Thompson Chain Reference - Solomon;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ahijah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ecclesiastes, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Jerusalem;   Palm Tree;   Solomon;   Temple;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Oracle;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ahijah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Cedar;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The word of the Lord came to Solomon:
Hebrew Names Version
The word of the LORD came to Shlomo, saying,
King James Version
And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying,
English Standard Version
Now the word of the Lord came to Solomon,
New Century Version
The Lord said to Solomon:
New English Translation
The Lord said to Solomon:
Amplified Bible
Now the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,
New American Standard Bible
Now the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the worde of the Lord came to Salomon, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to Solomon saying,
Contemporary English Version
The Lord told Solomon:
Complete Jewish Bible
Then this word of Adonai came to Shlomo:
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord said to Solomon,
George Lamsa Translation
And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,
Good News Translation
The Lord said to Solomon,
Lexham English Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to Solomon, saying,
Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah came to Solomon, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the worde of the LORDE came vnto Salomon, & sayde:
American Standard Version
And the word of Jehovah came to Solomon, saying,
Bible in Basic English
(And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the word of the Lorde came to Solomon, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying:
King James Version (1611)
And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying;
English Revised Version
And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to Salomon, and seide,
Young's Literal Translation
And the word of Jehovah is unto Solomon, saying,
Update Bible Version
And the word of Yahweh came to Solomon, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,
World English Bible
The word of Yahweh came to Solomon, saying,
New King James Version
Then the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying:
New Living Translation
Then the Lord gave this message to Solomon:
New Life Bible
Now the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying,
New Revised Standard
Now the word of the Lord came to Solomon,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh unto Solomon, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to Solomon,
Revised Standard Version
Now the word of the LORD came to Solomon,
THE MESSAGE
The word of God came to Solomon saying, "About this Temple you are building—what's important is that you live the way I've set out for you and do what I tell you, following my instructions carefully and obediently. Then I'll complete in you the promise I made to David your father. I'll personally take up my residence among the Israelites—I won't desert my people Israel."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the word of the LORD came to Solomon saying,

Contextual Overview

11 And the word of Jehovah came to Solomon saying, 12 As to this house which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and practise mine ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them, then will I perform my word as to thee which I spoke unto David thy father; 13 and I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel. 14 And Solomon built the house and finished it.

Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
And it came to pass when mankind began to multiply on the earth, and daughters were born to them,
Genesis 6:2
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took themselves wives of all that they chose.
Genesis 7:1
And Jehovah said to Noah, Go into the ark, thou and all thy house; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
Genesis 10:9
He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah; therefore it is said, As Nimrod, the mighty hunter before Jehovah!
Genesis 13:13
And the people of Sodom were wicked, and great sinners before Jehovah.
2 Chronicles 34:27
Because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy garments and weep before me, I also have heard [thee], saith Jehovah.
Psalms 11:5
Jehovah trieth the righteous one; but the wicked, and him that loveth violence, his soul hateth.
Psalms 55:9
Swallow [them] up, Lord; divide their tongue: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Psalms 140:11
Let not the man of [evil] tongue be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the man of violence to [his] ruin.
Isaiah 60:18
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the word of the Lord came to Solomon,.... The word of prophecy, as the Targum, foretelling what would be the case of this building, according to the obedience or disobedience of him and the people of Israel; which was brought to him either by an impulse of the Spirit of God upon him; or by the hand of a prophet, as Kimchi thinks; and some of the Jewish writers y, as he particularly, name Ahijah the Shilonite as the prophet that was sent with this message to him:

saying, as follows.

y Seder Olam Rabba, c. 20. p. 53.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 6:11. The word of the Lord came to Solomon — Some think that this is the same revelation as that mentioned 1 Kings 9:2, c., which took place after the dedication of the temple: but to me it appears different it was a word to encourage him while building; to warn him against apostasy, and to assure him of God's continued protection of him and his family, if they continued faithful to the grace which God had given.


 
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