1 Kings 9:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 9:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 9:21 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 9:21 — KJV
“Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.”
— 1 Kings 9:21 (KJV)
1 Kings 9:21 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 9:21
“But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 9:21: children, left, after
“There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 9:21: children, after, also
“And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 9:21: children, after, land
“And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 9:21: children, after, land
“The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them. succeeded: Heb. inherited stead: or, room”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 9:21: children, land, israel
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