Passage

1 Kings 10.22

Book: 1 Kings · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"20. And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom. 21. And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon."

"22. For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram: once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks."

"23. So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. 24. And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart." (1 Kings 10:20-24, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"20. Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. Nothing like it was made in any kingdom. 21. All king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were of silver, because it was considered of little value in the days of Solomon."

"22. For the king had a fleet of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the fleet of Tarshish came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks."

"23. So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. 24. All the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart." (1 Kings 10:20-24, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"20. And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom. ^{the like: Heb. so} 21. And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. ^{none: or, there was no silver in them}"

"22. For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. ^{ivory: or, elephants' teeth}"

"23. So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. 24. And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. ^{sought to: Heb. sought the face of}" (1 Kings 10:20-24, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"20. and twelve lions are standing there on the six steps, on this [side] and on that; it hath not been made so for any kingdom. 21. And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon [are] of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon [are] of refined gold, there are none of silver; it was not reckoned in the days of Solomon for anything,"

"22. for a navy of Tarshish hath the king at sea with a navy of Hiram; once in three years cometh the navy of Tarshish, bearing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks."

"23. And king Solomon is greater than any of the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom, 24. and all the earth is seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom that God hath put into his heart," (1 Kings 10:20-24, YLT)

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Theological reading

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Quoted in

Deuteronomy 28-68 Slave Trade Prophecy Objection Defeater

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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