Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 25:12
American Standard Version
But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
Amplified® Bible
But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and soil tillers.
Contemporary English Version
Only some of the poorest people were left behind to work the vineyards and the fields.
Darby English Version
But the captain of the body-guard left of the poor of the land for vinedressers and husbandmen.
Good News Bible
But he left in Judah some of the poorest people, who owned no property, and put them to work in the vineyards and fields.
King James Version
But the captain of the guard left of the door of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
New American Standard Bible
But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.
New International Version
But the commander left behind some of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
New King James Version
But the captain of the guard left some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to serve as vinedressers and plowmen.
Revised Standard Version
But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.
Young's Literal Translation
and of the poor of the land hath the chief of the executioners left for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.