Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

He made its pillars of silver, its base of gold, its seat of purple, the middle of it of ebony.

New American Standard Bible

“He made its posts of silver,
Its back of gold
And its seat of purple fabric,
With its interior lovingly fitted out
By the daughters of Jerusalem.

King James Version

He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.

Holman Bible

He made its posts of silver,
its back of gold,
and its seat of purple.
Its interior is inlaid with love
by the young women of Jerusalem.

International Standard Version

He made its posts of silver, its back of gold. Its seat was purple, and its interior was lovingly inlaid by the young women of Jerusalem.

A Conservative Version

He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the seat thereof of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, from the daughters of Jerusalem.

American Standard Version

He made the pillars thereof of silver, The bottom thereof of gold, the seat of it of purple, The midst thereof being paved with love, From the daughters of Jerusalem.

Amplified


“He made its posts of silver,
Its back of gold,
Its seat of purple cloth,
The interior lovingly and intricately wrought
By the daughters of Jerusalem.

Darby Translation

Its pillars he made of silver, Its support of gold, Its seat of purple; The midst thereof was paved with love By the daughters of Jerusalem.

Julia Smith Translation

Its pillars he made silver, its support gold, its seat reddish purple, its midst tesselated with love from the daughters of Jerusalem.

King James 2000

He made its posts of silver, its base of gold, the covering of its seat of purple, its interior being paved with love, by the daughters of Jerusalem.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He made its column of silver, its back of gold, its seat of purple; its interior is inlaid [with] leather by {the maidens of Jerusalem}.

Modern King James verseion

He made its poles of silver, its back gold, its seat of purple, its middle was paved with love by the daughters of Jerusalem.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

the pillars are of silver, the covering of gold, the seat of purple, the ground pleasantly paved with love for the daughters of Jerusalem.

NET Bible

Its posts were made of silver; its back was made of gold. Its seat was upholstered with purple wool; its interior was inlaid with leather by the maidens of Jerusalem.

New Heart English Bible

He made its pillars of silver, its bottom of gold, its seat of purple, its midst being paved with love, from the daughters of Jerusalem.

The Emphasized Bible

The supports thereof, made he of silver, the couch thereof, of gold, the seat thereof, of purple, - the midst thereof, hath an inlay of love from the daughters of Jerusalem.

Webster

He made its pillars of silver, the bottom of it of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst of it being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.

World English Bible

He made its pillars of silver, its bottom of gold, its seat of purple, its midst being paved with love, from the daughters of Jerusalem.

Youngs Literal Translation

Its pillars he made of silver, Its bottom of gold, its seat of purple, Its midst lined with love, By the daughters of Jerusalem.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the pillars
עמּד עמּוּד 
`ammuwd 
Usage: 111

כּסף 
Keceph 
Usage: 403

the bottom
רפידה 
R@phiydah 
Usage: 1

זהב 
Zahab 
Usage: 390

the covering
מרכּב 
merkab 
Usage: 3

of it of purple
ארגּמן 
'argaman 
Usage: 38

the midst
תּוך 
Tavek 
Usage: 419

רצף 
Ratsaph 
Usage: 1

with love
אהבה 
'ahabah 
Usage: 36

בּת 
Bath 
Usage: 587

References

Verse Info

Context Readings

Royal Wedding Procession

9 King Solomon made himself a bed of the wood of Lebanon. 10 He made its pillars of silver, its base of gold, its seat of purple, the middle of it of ebony. 11 Go out, O daughters of Jerusalem, and see King Solomon, with the crown which his mother put on his head on the day when he was married, and on the day of the joy of his heart.


Cross References

Psalm 87:3

Noble things are said of you, O town of God. (Selah.)

Song of Songs 1:5

I am dark, but fair of form, O daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

Romans 5:8

But God has made clear his love to us, in that, when we were still sinners, Christ gave his life for us.

Ephesians 3:18-19

May have strength to see with all the saints how wide and long and high and deep it is,

1 Timothy 3:15-16

But if I am long in coming, this will make clear to you what behaviour is right for men in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of what is true.

Revelation 1:5

And from Jesus Christ, the true witness, the first to come back from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who had love for us and has made us clean from our sins by his blood;

Revelation 3:12

Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the house of my God, and he will go out no more: and I will put on him the name of my God, and the name of the town of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my new name.

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