1 Kings 16:34

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

During his reign, Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of his firstborn son Abiram, he laid its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest son Segub, he set up its gates, in accordance with the word of the Lord spoken through Joshua son of Nun.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    In his days, Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho. He laid its foundation at the cost of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    In his days{H3117} did Hiel{H2419} the Beth-elite{H1017} build{H1129} Jericho:{H3405} he laid the foundation{H3245} thereof with the loss of Abiram{H48} his first-born,{H1060} and set up{H5324} the gates{H1817} thereof with the loss of his youngest{H6810} son Segub,{H7687} according to the word{H1697} of Jehovah,{H3068} which he spake{H1696} by{H3027} Joshua{H3091} the son{H1121} of Nun.{H5126}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    In his days{H3117} did Hiel{H2419} the Bethelite{H1017} build{H1129}{(H8804)} Jericho{H3405}: he laid the foundation{H3245}{(H8765)} thereof in Abiram{H48} his firstborn{H1060}, and set up{H5324}{(H8689)} the gates{H1817} thereof in his youngest{H6810} son Segub{H7687}, according to the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068}, which he spake{H1696}{(H8765)} by{H3027} Joshua{H3091} the son{H1121} of Nun{H5126}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    At ye same tyme dyd Hiel of Bethel buylde Iericho: It cost him his first sonne Abiram, yt he layed ye foundacion: & his yongest sonne Segub, yt he set vp the portes: Acordinge to the worde of the LORDE, which he spake by Iosua the sonne of Nun.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    In his dayes did Hiel the Bethelite buylde Iericho: he layed the foundation thereof in Abiram his eldest sonne, and set vp the gates thereof in his yongest sonne Segub, according to the worde of the Lorde which he spake by Ioshua the sonne of Nun.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    In his dayes did Hiel of Bethel build Iericho: He layde the foundation therof in Abiram his eldest sonne, and set vp the gates thereof in his youngest sonne Segub, according vnto the word of the Lorde which he spake by Iosuah the sonne of Nun.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest [son] Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation of it with the loss of Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates of it with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of Yahweh, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    In his days hath Hiel the Beth-Elite built Jericho; in Abiram his first-born he laid its foundation, and in Segub his youngest he set up its doors, according to the word of Jehovah that He spake by the hand of Joshua son of Nun.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof with the loss of Abiram his first-born, and set up the gates thereof with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof with the loss of Abiram his first-born, and set up the gates thereof with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    In his days Hiel made Jericho; he put its base in position at the price of Abiram, his oldest son, and he put its doors in place at the price of his youngest son Segub; even as the Lord had said by Joshua, the son of Nun.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid its foundation with the loss of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of Yahweh, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    During Ahab’s reign, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. Abiram, his firstborn son, died when he laid the foundation; Segub, his youngest son, died when he erected its gates, in keeping with the LORD’s message that he had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 6:26 : 26 At that time, Joshua pronounced this oath: 'Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up to rebuild this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn, he will lay its foundation; and at the cost of his youngest, he will set up its gates.'
  • Josh 23:14-15 : 14 Now behold, I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls that not one word has failed of all the good promises the LORD your God gave you. All of them have been fulfilled for you; not one word has failed. 15 But just as all the good things the LORD your God promised you have come to pass, so too the LORD will bring upon you the bad things He threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.
  • Zech 1:5 : 5 Where are your ancestors now? And do the prophets live forever?
  • Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • 26 At that time, Joshua pronounced this oath: 'Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up to rebuild this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn, he will lay its foundation; and at the cost of his youngest, he will set up its gates.'

  • 2 Next to him, the men of Jericho built, and next to them, Zaccur son of Imri built.

  • 34 the descendants of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.

  • 30 The LORD gave Libnah into Israel's hands, along with its king. Joshua put the city and everyone in it to the sword, leaving no survivors. He treated its king as he had treated the king of Jericho.

  • Josh 6:1-2
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    1 Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites; no one was allowed to go out or come in.

    2 Then the LORD said to Joshua, 'See, I have delivered Jericho, its king, and its mighty warriors into your hands.'

  • 50 As instructed by the LORD, they gave him the city he asked for—Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. He built up the city and settled there.

  • 36 The descendants of Jericho: 345.

  • 9 The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is near Bethel, one;

  • 7 In the third month, they began to lay the heaps, and they finished in the seventh month.

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    32 He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria.

    33 Ahab also made an Asherah pole, and he did more to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him.

  • 15 This is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell after the people marched around them for seven days.

  • 1 The lot for the sons of Joseph went out from the Jordan at Jericho, eastward to the waters of Jericho, into the wilderness, and ascended from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel.

  • 16 as well as the Jebusites, Amorites, and Girgashites,

  • 26 They raised over him a great heap of stones, which remains to this day. Then the Lord turned from His fierce anger. Therefore, that place has been called the Valley of Achor to this day.

  • 30 Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal.

  • 37 The sons of Reuben rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, and Kiriathaim—

  • 1 But the Israelites acted unfaithfully with the things designated for destruction. Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things, and the anger of the Lord burned against the Israelites.

  • 12 Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town with injustice!

  • 39 They captured it, its king, and all its villages. They struck them with the edge of the sword and completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. They did to Debir and its king as they had done to Hebron, to Libnah, and its king.

  • 22 He built Elath and restored it to Judah after the king rested with his ancestors.

  • 17 Then Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,

  • 13 However, Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds, except for Hazor, which Joshua burned.

  • 6 He went out to war against the Philistines, broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod, and built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.

  • 20 And Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken out of the Jordan.

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    36 He built the inner courtyard with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams.

    37 In the fourth year, in the month of Ziv (the second month), the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.

  • 14 And also the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite.

  • 24 Then they burned the city and everything in it with fire. However, they put the silver, gold, bronze, and iron items into the treasury of the LORD's house.

  • 19 Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured cities from him: Bethel and its surrounding villages, Jeshanah and its surrounding villages, and Ephron and its surrounding villages.

  • 3 He built the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD and carried out extensive construction on the wall of the Ophel.

  • 34 Hadid, Zeboim, and Neballat,

  • 2 he rebuilt the cities that Huram had given to him and settled the people of Israel in them.

  • 20 When the trumpets sounded, the people shouted. At the sound of the trumpet, when the people gave a great shout, the wall collapsed. Each person charged straight in, and they captured the city.

  • 38 The days are coming, declares the LORD, when the city will be rebuilt for the LORD, from the Tower of Hananeel to the Corner Gate.

  • 32 For the message he declared by the word of the LORD against the altar at Bethel and against all the shrines of the high places in the towns of Samaria will surely be fulfilled.

  • 6 He did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins all around.

  • 11 You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The leaders of Jericho, along with the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites fought against you, but I gave them into your hands.

  • 25 Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor).

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    36 Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron, and they fought against it.

    37 They captured it and struck it down with the edge of the sword, including its king, its villages, and every person in it. He left no survivors, just as he had done to Eglon. He utterly destroyed the city and everyone in it.

  • 18 But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.