1 Kings 9:8

1 Kings 9:8 in other versions

• King James Version (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?
• New International Version (NIV)This temple will become a heap of rubble. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff and say, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
• English Standard Version (ESV)And this house will become a heap of ruins. Everyone passing by it will be astonished and will hiss, and they will say, 'Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)And as for this house, which is exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and will hiss, and say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’

Context of 1 Kings 9:8

6“But if you or your sons indeed turn away from following Me, and do not keep My commandments and My statutes which I have placed before you, but you go and serve other gods and worship them, 7then I will cut Israel off from the land which I have given them, and the house which I have consecrated for My name, I will expel from My sight. So Israel will become a saying and an object of derision among all peoples. And this house will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by it will be appalled and hiss and say, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and this house?’ 9And they will say, ‘Because they abandoned the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and they adopted other gods and worshiped and served them, for that reason the Lord has brought all this adversity on them.’” 10Now it came about at the end of twenty years in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king’s house

1 Kings 9:8 word by word

וְהַבַּ֤יִת הַזֶּה֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה עֶלְי֔וֹן כָּל־עֹבֵ֥ר עָלָ֖יו יִשֹּׁ֣ם וְשָׁרָ֑ק וְאָמְר֗וּ עַל־מֶ֨ה עָשָׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ כָּ֔כָה לָאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּ֖את וְלַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• And thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• will becomeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• a heapעִי‛îy · ruinH5856
• everyoneכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• who passesעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• by it will beשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: destroyedH8074
• hissשָׁרַקshâraq · to whistleH8319
• and sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Whyעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Whyמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• has the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• suchכָּ֫כָהkâkâh · thusH3602
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for 1 Kings 9:8

• 2 Chronicles 7:21As for this house, which was exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, ‘Why has the Lord done these things to this land and to this house?’
• Isaiah 64:11Our holy and beautiful house, Where our fathers praised You, Has been burned by fire; And all our precious things have become a ruin.
• Jeremiah 19:8I will also turn this city into an object of horror and hissing; everyone who passes by it will be appalled and hiss because of all its disasters.
• Jeremiah 49:17“Edom will become an object of horror; everyone who passes by it will be appalled and will hiss at all its wounds.
• Jeremiah 50:13Because of the wrath of the Lord she will not be inhabited, But she will be completely desolate; Everyone who passes by Babylon will be horrified And will hiss because of all her wounds.
• Daniel 9:12So He has confirmed His words which He had spoken against us and against our rulers who ruled us, to bring on us great disaster; for under the entire heaven there has not been done anything like what was done in Jerusalem.
• Deuteronomy 29:24All the nations will say, ‘Why has the Lord done all this to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’
• Jeremiah 22:8“Many nations will pass by this city; and they will say to one another, ‘Why has the Lord done this to this great city?’

Commentaries on 1 Kings 9:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The Hebrew text runs - “And this house shall be high: every one,” etc. The meaning appears to be, “This house shall be high” (i. e., conspicuous) “in its ruin as in its glory.” And shall hiss - In contempt. This expression first appears in the time of Hezekiah 2 Chronicles 29:8; Micah 6:16. It is especially familiar to Jeremiah (Jeremiah 18:16; Jeremiah 19:8, etc.).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-9The Lord responded to Solomon's prayer by explaining the covenant's conditions. Obedience would lead to prosperity and blessings, while disobedience could cause disaster, including the city's and temple's destruction and the people's exile (see Deuteronomy 28:36–37, 63–68). Although God's covenant was unchangeable, enjoying its blessings required faithfulness to its terms (Psalm 89:24–37).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. this house, which is high--"high," either in point of situation, for it was built on a hill, and therefore conspicuous to every beholder; or "high" in respect to privilege, honor, and renown; or this "house of the Most High," notwithstanding all its beauty and magnificence, shall be destroyed, and remain in such a state of ruin and degradation as to be a striking monument of the just judgment of God. The record of this second vision, in which were…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Kings 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings