Job 2:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 2:1

Satan Attacks Job’s Health

1 Again ^athere was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord.

2 And the Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?” ^aSatan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”

3 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, ^aa blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he ^bholds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, ^cto destroy him without cause.”

4 So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.

Verse Comparison: Job 2:1

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American Standard Version
Again it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan came also among them to present himself before Jehovah.

Amplified® Bible
AGAIN THERE was a day when the sons of God [the angels] came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan (the adversary and the accuser) came also among them to present himself before the Lord.

Contemporary English Version
When the angels gathered around the LORD again, Satan was there with them,

Darby English Version
And there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, and Satan also came among them to present himself before Jehovah.

Good News Bible
When the day came for the heavenly beings to appear before the LORD again, Satan was there among them.

King James Version
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD.

New International Version
On another day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before him.

New King James Version
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Again there came a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD.

Revised Standard Version
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst to station himself by Jehovah.

New English Translation
Again the day came when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also arrived among them to present himself before the Lord.¹

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