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All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff and say, &#8216Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?&#8217 <a href="/nlt/1_kings/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> And though this Temple is impressive now, all who pass by will be appalled and will gasp in horror. They will ask, ‘Why did the LORD do such terrible things to this land and to this Temple?’ <a href="/esv/1_kings/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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?’ <a href="/bsb/1_kings/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ <a href="/kjv/1_kings/9.htm">King James Bible</a> 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? <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/9.htm">New King James Version</a> 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?’ <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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?’ <a href="/nasb/1_kings/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220And this house will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by will be astonished and hiss and say, &#8216Why has the LORD done thus to this land and to this house?&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And this house will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by will be astonished and hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done thus to this land and to this house?’ <a href="/lsb/1_kings/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And this house will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by will feel desolate and hiss and say, ‘Why has Yahweh done thus to this land and to this house?’ <a href="/amp/1_kings/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> This house (temple) will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by will be appalled and sneer and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this house?’ <a href="/csb/1_kings/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Though this temple is now exalted, everyone who passes by will be appalled and will scoff. They will say, “Why did the LORD do this to this land and this temple?” <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Though this temple is now exalted, everyone who passes by will be appalled and will mock. They will say: Why did the LORD do this to this land and this temple? <a href="/asv/1_kings/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> And though this house is so high, yet shall every one that passeth by it be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath Jehovah done thus unto this land, and to this house? <a href="/cev/1_kings/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This temple will become a pile of rocks! Everyone who walks by will be shocked, and they will ask, "Why did the LORD do such a terrible thing to his people and to this temple?" <a href="/erv/1_kings/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> And though this house be so high, yet shall every one that passeth by be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? <a href="/gwt/1_kings/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Everyone passing by this temple, as impressive as it is, will be appalled. They will gasp and ask, 'Why did the LORD do these things to this land and this temple?' <a href="/gnt/1_kings/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> This Temple will become a pile of ruins, and everyone who passes by will be shocked and amazed. 'Why did the LORD do this to this land and this Temple?' they will ask. <a href="/isv/1_kings/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> "This Temple will become a pile of ruins. Everyone who passes by it will be so astounded that they will ask, 'Why did the LORD do this to this land and to this Temple?' <a href="/msb/1_kings/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ?Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?? <a href="/net/1_kings/9.htm">NET Bible</a> This temple will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn, saying, 'Why did the LORD do this to this land and this temple?' <a href="/nheb/1_kings/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And this house, which is exalted, will become a heap of ruins. Everyone who passes by it will be astonished, and will whistle, and they will say, ?Why has the LORD done this to this land, and to this house?' <a href="/wbt/1_kings/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 to this land, and to this house? <a href="/web/1_kings/9.htm">World English Bible</a> Though this house is so high, yet everyone who passes by it will be astonished and hiss; and they will say, ‘Why has Yahweh done this to this land and to this house?’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> as for this house [that] is high, everyone passing by it is astonished, and has hissed, and they have said, Why has YHWH done this to this land and to this house? <a href="/ylt/1_kings/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> as to this house, that is high, every one passing by it is astonished, and hath hissed, and they have said, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land and to this house? <a href="/slt/1_kings/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And this house shall be high, every one passing by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss: and they said, For what did Jehovah thus to this land and to this house?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And this house shall be made an example of: every one that shall pass by it, shall be astonished, and shall hiss, and say: Why hath the Lord done thus to this land, and to this house: <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And this house will become an example: anyone who passes by it will be stupefied, and he will hiss and say, ‘Why has the Lord acted in this way to this land and to this house?’ <a href="/nabre/1_kings/9.htm">New American Bible</a> and this house shall become a heap of ruins. Every passerby shall gasp in horror and ask, “Why has the LORD done such things to this land and to this house?” <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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 such a thing to this land and to this house?’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And this house shall be in ruins; every one that passes by it shall be astonished and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why has the LORD done thus to this land and to this house? <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And this house shall be desolate, and everyone who passes by near it shall be stupified and shall hiss, and they will say: “Why did LORD JEHOVAH so to this land and to this house?”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and this house which is so high [shall become desolate], and every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and when they shall say: Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? <a href="/sep/1_kings/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And this house, which is high, shall be so that every one that passes by it shall be amazed, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Wherefore has the Lord done thus to this land, and to this house? <a href="/parallel/1_kings/9-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=3677" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/9.htm">The LORD's Response to Solomon</a> …7then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples. 8<a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">And when this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: wə·hab·ba·yiṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">has become</a> <a href="/hebrew/5945.htm" title="5945: ‘el·yō·wn (Adj-ms) -- An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme. From alah; an elevation, i.e. Lofty; as title, the Supreme.">a heap of rubble,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ō·ḇêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">who pass</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">by it</a> <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm" title="8074: yiš·šōm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be desolated or appalled. A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Devastate or stupefy.">will be appalled</a> <a href="/hebrew/8319.htm" title="8319: wə·šā·rāq (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To hiss, whistle, pipe. A primitive root; properly, to be shrill, i.e. To whistle or hiss.">and will hiss</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">‘Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: meh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">has the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">done</a> <a href="/hebrew/3602.htm" title="3602: kā·ḵāh (Adv) -- Thus. From koh; just so, referring to the previous or following context.">such a thing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">to this</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: lā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">and to this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: wə·lab·ba·yiṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">temple?’</a> 9And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, the LORD has brought all this disaster upon them.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">2 Chronicles 7:21-22</a> And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ / And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’” <a href="/deuteronomy/29-24.htm">Deuteronomy 29:24-28</a> So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’ / And the people will answer, ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt. / They went and served other gods, and they worshiped gods they had not known—gods that the LORD had not given to them. ... <a href="/jeremiah/22-8.htm">Jeremiah 22:8-9</a> And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’ / Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’” <a href="/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16</a> They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads. <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Jeremiah 19:8</a> I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds. <a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a> behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation. <a href="/jeremiah/25-18.htm">Jeremiah 25:18</a> to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials; <a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Jeremiah 44:22</a> So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day. <a href="/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14-15</a> I will make you a ruin and a disgrace among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by. / So you will be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and a horror to the nations around you, when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and raging fury. I, the LORD, have spoken. <a href="/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Ezekiel 14:8</a> I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among My people. Then you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/15-8.htm">Ezekiel 15:8</a> Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,’ declares the Lord GOD.” <a href="/matthew/24-1.htm">Matthew 24:1-2</a> As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings. / “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/luke/21-5.htm">Luke 21:5-6</a> As some of the disciples were remarking how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and consecrated gifts, Jesus said, / “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” <a href="/mark/13-1.htm">Mark 13:1-2</a> As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!” / “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And at this house, which is high, every one that passes by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why has the LORD done thus to this land, and to this house?at<a href="/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">2 Chronicles 7:21</a> And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house?<a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">Isaiah 64:11</a> Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.<a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Jeremiah 19:8</a> And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.Why<a href="/deuteronomy/29-24.htm">Deuteronomy 29:24-26</a> Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger? … <a href="/jeremiah/22-8.htm">Jeremiah 22:8,9,28</a> And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city? … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/26-32.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-9.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-20.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-9.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-17.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-35.htm">High</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-8.htm">Hiss</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Hissed</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-21.htm">Imposing</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-12.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-33.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-4.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-14.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-20.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/joshua/8-28.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-29.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-43.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/judges/5-16.htm">Whistling</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-26.htm">Wonder</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-3.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-21.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/ezra/6-11.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-7.htm">High</a> <a href="/job/27-23.htm">Hiss</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Hissed</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">Imposing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-11.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-9.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-14.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-25.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-30.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-12.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-10.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-10.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">Whistling</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-9.htm">Wonder</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 9</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/9-1.htm">God's covenant in a vision with Solomon</a> 10. <a href="/1_kings/9-10.htm">The mutual presents of Solomon and Hiran</a> 15. <a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">In Solomon's works the Gentiles were his bondmen, the Israelites servants</a> 24. <a href="/1_kings/9-24.htm">Pharaoh's daughter removes to her house</a> 25. <a href="/1_kings/9-25.htm">Solomon's yearly solemn sacrifices</a> 26. <a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">His navy fetches gold from Ophir</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And when this temple has become a heap of rubble This phrase refers to the potential destruction of the temple, which was a central place of worship for the Israelites. The temple, built by Solomon, was a symbol of God's presence among His people. The warning of it becoming a "heap of rubble" is a prophetic indication of divine judgment due to disobedience. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled when the Babylonians destroyed the temple in 586 BC. The imagery of a "heap of rubble" signifies complete desolation and serves as a stark warning of the consequences of turning away from God.all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss The reaction of those who pass by—being "appalled" and "hissing"—reflects a common ancient Near Eastern expression of scorn and derision. This reaction underscores the shame and disgrace that would accompany the destruction of such a significant and sacred site. The hissing is a gesture of contempt, indicating that the downfall of the temple would be seen as a public spectacle and a cautionary tale for other nations.and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ This question highlights the recognition that the destruction is an act of divine judgment. It implies that the surrounding nations would understand that the calamity was not due to mere political or military failure but was a direct consequence of the Israelites' unfaithfulness to their covenant with God. This echoes the covenantal warnings found in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where blessings and curses are outlined based on Israel's obedience or disobedience. The inquiry also points to the broader theme of God's sovereignty and justice, as well as His desire for His people to remain faithful.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The king of Israel who built the temple, which is the subject of God's warning in this passage. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The magnificent house built by Solomon for the LORD, symbolizing God's presence among His people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is warning Solomon about the consequences of disobedience. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation chosen by God, whose faithfulness or lack thereof will determine the fate of the temple and the land. 5. <a href="/topical/p/passersby.htm">Passersby</a> Those from other nations who will witness the desolation of the temple and question the reasons for its destruction.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_conditional_nature_of_god's_promises.htm">The Conditional Nature of God's Promises</a> God's promises often come with conditions that require our obedience and faithfulness. We must remain vigilant in our walk with God to experience His continued blessings. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Disobedience to God can lead to severe consequences, not only for individuals but also for communities and nations. We must heed God's warnings and align our lives with His will. <a href="/topical/t/the_witness_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Witness of God's Judgment</a> The destruction of the temple serves as a witness to the world of God's justice. Our lives should reflect God's holiness so that we are a positive testimony to others. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> Even when we stray, God offers a path back through repentance. We should be quick to repent and seek God's forgiveness to restore our relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_spiritual_health.htm">The Role of Leadership in Spiritual Health</a> Leaders, like Solomon, have a significant impact on the spiritual direction of their people. We should pray for and support our leaders to guide us in righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 9</a> <a href="/q/can_the_ark's_location_host_god's_presence.htm">Psalm 132:8: Is there any scientific or historical basis for believing the ark's physical location could host God's presence?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_a_temple_contain_god.htm">In 2 Chronicles 2:4, how can a temple truly contain God if other passages assert He cannot be confined?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_israel_persist_despite_1_kings_9_6-7.htm">1 Kings 9:6-7 warns that Israel will be cut off for disobedience, yet the nation continued for centuries; how do we address this apparent inconsistency?</a> <a href="/q/what_events_are_described_in_1_kings.htm">What events are described in 1 Kings?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) At this house, which is high.--The word "which" is not in the original Hebrew here (although found in the present Hebrew text of <a href="/2_chronicles/7-21.htm" title="And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passes by it; so that he shall say, Why has the LORD done thus to this land, and to this house?">2Chronicles 7:21</a>). The true meaning is certainly "This house shall be high;" which is the reading of the LXX., while the Vulg. has a good explanatory gloss, "This house shall be for an example." Various corrections have been proposed, but there seems no necessity for them. There is evidently an allusion to the lofty position of the Temple. Generally the exaltation of "the mountain of the Lord" is made a type of its glory (as in <a href="/context/micah/4-1.htm" title="But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow to it.">Micah 4:1-2</a>; <a href="/context/psalms/68-15.htm" title="The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.">Psalm 68:15-16</a>, &c.); here of its destruction. Its magnificence and its ruin are equally conspicuous: for "a city set on a hill cannot be hid."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - And at this house, which is high [Heb., And this house shall be high, עֶלְיון יִהְיֶה. Our translators were probably influenced by <a href="/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">2 Chronicles 7:21</a>, the text of which is אֲשֶׁר הָיהָ עֶלְיון which would seem to be an emendation, designed to clear up the difficulty rather than an accidental variation of the text. But here the literal rendering is probably the truer, the meaning being "this house shall be conspicuous, as an example" - so the Vulg. domus haec erit in exemplum. The LXX. accords with the Hebrew text, ὁ οῖκος οῦτος ἔσται ὁ ὐψηλὸς, but the Syriac and Arabic read, "this house shall be destroyed." Keil sees in the words an allusion implicite to <a href="/deuteronomy/26-19.htm">Deuteronomy 26:19</a>, and Deuteronomy 28:1, where God promises to make Israel עֶלְיון, and says "the blessing will be turned into a curse." The temple should indeed be "high," should be what Israel would have been, but it shall be as a warning, etc.; but this connexion is somewhat far fetched and artificial. Thenius would read for, עִיִּין עֶלְיון. "ruins," after <a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/26-18.htm">Jeremiah 26:18</a>; <a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1</a>; but it is hardly right to resort to conjectures, unsupported by a single version or MS., so long as any sufficient meaning can be extracted from the words as they stand, and no one can deny that "high" may surely signify "conspicuous." Cf. <a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23</a>], every one that passeth by it shall be astonished. [שָׁמֵם primarily means to be dumb with astonishment, Gesen., Thessalonians 3. p. 1435] and shall hiss [שָׁרַק, like "hiss," is an onomatopoetic word. It does not denote the hissing of terror (Bahr) but of derision; cf. <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Jeremiah 19:8</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/49-17.htm">Jeremiah 49:17</a>; <a href="/job/27-23.htm">Job 27:23</a>; <a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15, 16</a>. Rawlinson aptly remarks, as bearing on the authorship of the Kings, that this is a familiar word in Jeremiah (see <a href="/1_kings/18-16.htm">1 Kings 18:16</a>; 25:9; 29:18; 50:13; 51:37, in addition to the passages cited above), and that the other prophets rarely use it. The fact that much of this charge is in Jeremiah's style, confirms the view taken above (note on ver. 4), that the ipsissima verba of the dream are not preserved to us. The author indeed could hardly do more than preserve its leading ideas, which he would naturally present in his own dress]; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land and to this house? [Similar words <a href="/deuteronomy/29-24.htm">Deuteronomy 29:24, 25</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/22-8.htm">Jeremiah 22:8</a>.] <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/9-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And this הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that temple וְהַבַּ֤יִת (wə·hab·ba·yiṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house will now יִהְיֶ֣ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be become a heap of rubble. עֶלְי֔וֹן (‘el·yō·wn) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5945.htm">Strong's 5945: </a> An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme All כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every who pass עֹבֵ֥ר (‘ō·ḇêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on by it עָלָ֖יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against will be appalled יִשֹּׁ֣ם (yiš·šōm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> To stun, devastate, stupefy and will hiss וְשָׁרָ֑ק (wə·šā·rāq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8319.htm">Strong's 8319: </a> To be shrill, to whistle, hiss and say, וְאָמְר֗וּ (wə·’ā·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘Why עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against has the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel done עָשָׂ֤ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make such a thing כָּ֔כָה (kā·ḵāh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3602.htm">Strong's 3602: </a> Just so to this הַזֹּ֖את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, land לָאָ֥רֶץ (lā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land and to this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that temple?’ וְלַבַּ֥יִת (wə·lab·ba·yiṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/9-8.htm">1 Kings 9:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/9-8.htm">1 Kings 9:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/9-8.htm">1 Kings 9:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/9-8.htm">1 Kings 9:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/9-8.htm">1 Kings 9:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/9-8.htm">1 Kings 9:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/9-8.htm">1 Kings 9:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/9-8.htm">1 Kings 9:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/9-8.htm">1 Kings 9:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/9-8.htm">1 Kings 9:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-8.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 9:8 Though this house is so high yet (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 9:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 9:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/9-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 9:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 9:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>