1Ki 9:8 | HCSB | STEP | 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 ?

1 Kings 9:8

8 Though this temple is now exalted, ^{▼▼Some ancient versions read temple will become a ruin} everyone who passes by will be appalled and will mock. ^{▼▼Lit hiss} They will say: Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple? ^c