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1 Kings 9:7

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 9:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
1 Kings 9:7 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and mine ordinances;
5then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom over Israel for ever, according as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
6But if ye shall turn away from following me, ye or your children, and not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
7then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
8And 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?
9and they shall answer, Because they forsook Jehovah their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath Jehovah brought all this evil upon them.
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
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then will I cut off Israel out of the land I have given them, etc.] Suffer them to be carried captive into other lands, as the ten tribes were into Assyria, and the two tribes to Babylon; which is called a plucking them up by the roots in (<140720>2 Chronicles 7:20) and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight: as it was when burnt by Nebuchadnezzar: and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people; both for their sins and for their miseries; (see <052837>Deuteronomy 28:37 <242409>Jeremiah 24:9): in (<140720>2 Chronicles 7:20) the house or temple is said to be made a proverb of.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“will I cut: Lev 18:24-28; Deu 4:26, Deu 29:26-28; Kg2 17:20-23, Kg2 25:9, Kg2 25:21; Jer 7:15; Jer 24:9; Eze 33:27-29; Luk 21:24 this house: Kg1 9:3; Kg2 25:9; Ch2 7:20, Ch2 36:19; Jer 7:4-14, Jer 26:6, Jer 26:18, Jer 52:13; Lam 2:6, Lam 2:7; Eze 24:21; Mic 3:12; Mat 24:2; Luk 21:24 and Israel: Deu 28:37; Neh 4:1-4; Psa 44:14; Isa 65:15; Jer 24:9; Lam 2:15, Lam 2:16; Joe 2:17 3 Kings (1 Kings) 9:8”
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