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1 Kings 11:37
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KJ21
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
ASV
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
AMP
I will take you [Jeroboam], and you shall reign over whatever your soul desires; and you shall be king over Israel (the ten northern tribes).
AMPC
And I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires; and you shall be king over Israel.
BRG
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
CSB
I will appoint you, and you will reign as king over all you want, and you will be king over Israel.
CSBA
I will appoint you, and you will reign as king over all you want, and you will be king over Israel.
CEB
But I will accept you, and you will rule over all that you could desire. You will be king of Israel.
CJB
I will take you, and you will rule over everything you want; you will be king over Isra’el.
CEV
“You will be king of Israel and will rule every nation you want.
DARBY
And I will take thee, that thou mayest reign over all that thy soul desireth, and thou shalt be king over Israel.
DRA
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign over all that thy soul desireth, and thou shalt be king over Israel.
ERV
But I will make you king of Israel. You will rule over everything you want.
EASY
But I will make you, Jeroboam, king of Israel. You will rule over all the land that you want for yourself.
EHV
But I will take you, and you will be king over all that your soul desires. You will be king over Israel.
ESV
And I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
ESVUK
And I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
EXB
But I will make you ·rule [reign] over everything you ·want [desire]. You will ·rule [be king] over all of Israel,
GNV
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign even as thine heart desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
GW
“I will choose you so that you can rule everything you desire. You will be king of Israel.
GNT
Jeroboam, I will make you king of Israel, and you will rule over all the territory that you want.
HCSB
I will appoint you, and you will reign as king over all you want, and you will be king over Israel.
ICB
But I will make you rule over everything you want. You will rule over all Israel.
ISV
I’m going to take you and have you reign over whatever you desire. You will be king over Israel.
JUB
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desires and shalt be king over Israel.
KJV
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
AKJV
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
LSB
And I will take you, and you shall reign over whatever your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
LEB
You I will take, and you shall reign over all your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
TLB
And I will place you on the throne of Israel and give you absolute power.
MSG
“But I have taken you in hand. Rule to your heart’s content! You are to be the king of Israel. If you listen to what I tell you and live the way I show you and do what pleases me, following directions and obeying orders as my servant David did, I’ll stick with you no matter what. I’ll build you a kingdom as solid as the one I built for David. Israel will be yours! I am bringing pain and trouble on David’s descendants, but the trials won’t last forever.”
MEV
I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires and shall be king over Israel.
NOG
“I will choose you so that you can rule everything you desire. You will be king of Israel.
NABRE
You I will take and you shall reign over all that you desire and shall become king of Israel.
NASB
However I will take you, and you shall reign over all that you desire, and you shall be king over Israel.
NASB1995
I will take you, and you shall reign over whatever you desire, and you shall be king over Israel.
NCB
“ ‘I will take you, and you will reign over all that your heart desires. You will be the king over Israel.
NCV
But I will make you rule over everything you want. You will rule over all of Israel,
NET
I will select you; you will rule over all you desire to have and you will be king over Israel.
NIRV
But I will make you king over Israel. You will rule over everything your heart desires. So you will be the king of Israel.
NIV
However, as for you, I will take you, and you will rule over all that your heart desires; you will be king over Israel.
NIVUK
However, as for you, I will take you, and you will rule over all that your heart desires; you will be king over Israel.
NKJV
So I will take you, and you shall reign over all your heart desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
NLV
And I will take you, and you will rule over whatever you want. You will be the king of Israel.
NLT
And I will place you on the throne of Israel, and you will rule over all that your heart desires.
NRSVA
I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires; you shall be king over Israel.
NRSVACE
I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires; you shall be king over Israel.
NRSVCE
I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires; you shall be king over Israel.
NRSVUE
I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires; you shall be king over Israel.
OJB
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy nefesh desireth, and shalt be Melech over Yisroel.
RGT
‘And I will take you. And you shall reign as your heart desires, and shall be king over Israel.
RSV
And I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
RSVCE
And I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
TLV
“So I will take you and you will reign over all that your soul desires—you will be king over Israel.
VOICE
Ahijah (to Jeroboam with the Eternal’s message): “I will allow you to rule over anything you want, and you will be Israel’s new king.
WEB
I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.
WYC
Forsooth I shall take thee, and thou shalt reign on all things which thy soul desireth, and thou shalt be king upon Israel.
YLT
`And thee I take, and thou hast reigned over all that thy soul desireth, and thou hast been king over Israel;
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