2 Chronicles 29:9

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7 ^aThey have also shut up the doors of the vestibule, put out the lamps, and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.

8 Therefore the ^awrath of the Lord fell upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has ^bgiven them up to trouble, to desolation, and to ^cjeering, as you see with your ^deyes.

9 For indeed, because of this ^aour fathers have fallen by the sword; and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity.

10 “Now it is in my heart to make ^aa covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that His fierce wrath may turn away from us.

11 My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has ^achosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and that you should minister to Him and burn incense.”

12 Then these Levites arose: ^aMahath the son of Amasai and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the ^bKohathites; of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah and Eden the son of Joah;

13 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel; of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;

Verse Comparison: 2 Chronicles 29:9

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American Standard Version
For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

Amplified® Bible
For, behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity for this.

Contemporary English Version
our ancestors killed in battle, but our own children and wives were taken captive.

Darby English Version
And behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

Good News Bible
Our fathers were killed in battle, and our wives and children have been taken away as prisoners.

King James Version
For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

New American Standard Bible
"For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

New International Version
This is why our fathers have fallen by the sword and why our sons and daughters and our wives are in captivity.

New King James Version
For indeed, because of this our fathers have fallen by the sword; and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives have gone into captivity for this.

Revised Standard Version
For lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

Young's Literal Translation
And lo, fallen have our fathers by the sword, and our sons, and our daughters, and our wives `are' in captivity for this.

New English Translation
Look, our fathers died violently¹ and our sons, daughters, and wives were carried off² because of this.

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