1 Kings 8:1
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King James Version (modern wording)
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.
1 Kings 8:1 (KJV)
American Standard Version
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’housesof the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the city of David, which is Zion.
1 Kings 8:1 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.
1 Kings 8:1 (BSB)
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What does 1 Kings 8:1 say?
1 Kings 8:1 in modern King James wording reads: "Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion."
Where is 1 Kings 8:1 found in the Bible?
1 Kings 8:1 is verse 1 of chapter 8 of the book of 1 Kings, in the Old Testament. 1 Kings has 22 chapters.
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