1 Kings 6:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the word of Jehovah came to Solomon, saying,

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Readability

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Kgs 6:12
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12Concerning this house which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute mine ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I establish my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father.
1 Chr 22:6-7
2 verses
79%
6Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Jehovah, the God of Israel.
7And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God.
1 Kgs 6:14
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14So Solomon built the house, and finished it.
Ezek 6:1
78%
1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
1 Kgs 5:2
78%
2And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
2 Chr 6:1-2
2 verses
78%
1Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
2But I have built thee a house of habitation, and a place for thee to dwell in for ever.
2 Chr 7:11-12
2 verses
78%
11Thus Solomon finished the house of Jehovah, and the king's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of Jehovah, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.
12And Jehovah appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for a house of sacrifice.
1 Kgs 9:1
78%
1And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of Jehovah, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,
1 Kgs 6:1-2
2 verses
78%
1And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Jehovah.
2And the house which king Solomon built for Jehovah, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty [cubits], and the height thereof thirty cubits.
Zech 6:9
77%
9And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2 Chr 2:1
77%
1Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.
2 Chr 1:7-8
2 verses
77%
7In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.
8And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast showed great lovingkindness unto David my father, and hast made me king in his stead.
1 Kgs 6:10
77%
10And he built the stories against all the house, each five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
1 Chr 22:11
76%
11Now, my son, Jehovah be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of Jehovah thy God, as he hath spoken concerning thee.
2 Chr 8:16
76%
16Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of Jehovah, and until it was finished. [So] the house of Jehovah was completed.
Jer 16:1
76%
1The word of Jehovah came also unto me, saying,
2 Chr 11:2-3
2 verses
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2But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
3Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
2 Chr 6:10
75%
10And Jehovah hath performed his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and have built the house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
2 Chr 8:1
75%
1And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of Jehovah, and his own house,
Ezek 17:1
75%
1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
1 Kgs 11:11
75%
11Wherefore Jehovah said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.
1 Kgs 9:3
75%
3And Jehovah said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
1 Kgs 5:5
75%
5And, behold, I purpose to build a house for the name of Jehovah my God, as Jehovah spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build the house for my name.
Acts 7:47
75%
47But Solomon built him a house.
2 Chr 2:3
75%
3And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him a house to dwell therein, [even so deal with me].
Ezek 21:1
75%
1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
1 Chr 28:6
75%
6And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
Jer 11:1
75%
1The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
1 Kgs 8:12-13
2 verses
74%
12Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
13I have surely built thee a house of habitation, a place for thee to dwell in for ever.
2 Chr 6:7-8
2 verses
74%
7Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
8But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:
1 Chr 28:10
74%
10Take heed now; for Jehovah hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
2 Chr 3:1
74%
1Then Solomon began to build the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem on mount Moriah, where [Jehovah] appeared unto David his father, which he made ready in the place that David had appointed, in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
2 Chr 6:17
74%
17Now therefore, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David.
2 Sam 7:4-5
2 verses
74%
4And it came to pass the same night, that the word of Jehovah came unto Nathan, saying,
5Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?
1 Kgs 9:10
74%
10And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the two houses, the house of Jehovah and the king's house
Jer 33:19
74%
19And the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, saying,
Ezek 13:1
74%
1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Ezek 14:2
74%
2And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2 Chr 2:12
74%
12Huram said moreover, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with discretion and understanding, that should build a house for Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.
Ezek 12:1
74%
1The word of Jehovah also came unto me, saying,
Ezek 20:2
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2And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,