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Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 6:11

And the word of Jehovah is unto 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:
Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came to Solomon saying,
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,
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 is unto Solomon, saying, 12 `This house that thou art building -- if thou dost walk in My statutes, and My judgments dost do, yea, hast done all My commands, to walk in them, then I have established My word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father, 13 and have tabernacled in the midst of the sons of Israel, and do not forsake My people Israel.' 14 And Solomon buildeth the house and completeth it;

Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
And it cometh to pass that mankind have begun to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters have been born to them,
Genesis 6:2
and sons of God see the daughters of men that they [are] fair, and they take to themselves women of all whom they have chosen.
Genesis 7:1
And Jehovah saith to Noah, `Come in, thou and all thy house, unto the ark, for thee I have seen righteous before Me in this generation;
Genesis 10:9
he hath begun to be a hero in the land; he hath been a hero in hunting before Jehovah; therefore it is said, `As Nimrod the hero [in] hunting before Jehovah.'
Genesis 13:13
and the men of Sodom [are] evil, and sinners before Jehovah exceedingly.
2 Chronicles 34:27
Because thy heart [is] tender, and thou art humbled before God in thy hearing His words concerning this place, and concerning its inhabitants, and art humbled before Me, and dost rend thy garments, and weep before Me: even I also have heard -- the affirmation of Jehovah.
Psalms 11:5
Jehovah the righteous doth try. And the wicked and the lover of violence, Hath His soul hated,
Psalms 55:9
Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, For I saw violence and strife in a city.
Psalms 140:11
A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence -- evil hunteth to overflowing.
Isaiah 60:18
Violence is not heard any more in thy land, Spoiling and destruction in thy borders, And thou hast called `Salvation' thy walls, 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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