2CH 34:2 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ εὐθὲς ἐναντίον Κυρίου, καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἐν ὁδοῖς Δαυὶδ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἐξέκλινε δεξιὰ καὶ ἀριστερά.
(Kai epoiaʸse to euthes enantion Kuriou, kai eporeuthaʸ en hodois Dawid tou patros autou, kai ouk exekline dexia kai aristera. )

BrTr And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

ULT And he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and he walked in the ways of David his father, and he did not turn to the right or to the left.

UST He did things that were pleasing to Yahweh, and conducted his life like his ancestor King David had done. He fully obeyed all the laws of God.

BSB And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

OEB No OEB 2CH book available

WEBBE He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, and walked in the ways of David his father, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He did what the Lord approved and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.

LSV and he does that which is right in the eyes of YHWH, and walks in the ways of his father David, and has not turned aside [to] the right or left.

FBV He did what was right in the Lord's sight and followed the ways of his forefather David—he did not deviate to the right or to the left.

T4T He did things that were pleasing to Yahweh and conducted his life like his ancestor King David had done. He fully obeyed [IDM] all the laws of God.

LEB And he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and he walked in the ways of David his ancestor[fn] and did not deviate to the right or to the left.

34:2 Or “father”

BBE And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, walking in the ways of his father David, without turning to the right hand or to the left.

Moff No Moff 2CH book available

JPS And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

ASV And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

DRA And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father: he declined not, neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

YLT and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walketh in the ways of David his father, and hath not turned aside — right or left.

Drby And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand nor to the left.

RV And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

Wbstr And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

KJB-1769 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

KJB-1611 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the wayes of Dauid his father, and declined neither to the right hand nor to the left.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And he dyd that whiche was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the wayes of Dauid his father, and bowed neither to the right hand nor to the left.
(And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and bowed neither to the right hand nor to the left.)

Gnva And he did vprightly in the sight of ye Lord, and walked in the wayes of Dauid his father, and bowed neither to the right hand nor to the left.
(And he did uprightly in the sight of ye/you_all Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and bowed neither to the right hand nor to the left. )

Cvdl and dyd that which was righte in the sighte of the LORDE, and walked in the wayes of Dauid his father, and turned not asyde, nether to the righte hande ner to the lefte.
(and did that which was righte in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not asyde, neither to the righte hand nor to the left.)

Wycl And he dide that, that was riytful in the siyt of the Lord; and yede in the waies of Dauid, his fadir, and bowide not to the riyt side nether to the left side.
(And he did that, that was rightful in the sight of the Lord; and went in the waies of David, his father, and bowide not to the right side neither to the left side.)

Luth Und tat, das dem HErr’s wohlgefiel, und wandelte in den Wegen seines Vaters David und wich weder zur Rechten noch zur Linken.
(And did, the to_him LORD’s wohlgefiel, and walked in the Wegen his father David and wich weder to lawen still to Linken.)

ClVg Fecitque quod erat rectum in conspectu Domini, et ambulavit in viis David patris sui: non declinavit neque ad dextram, neque ad sinistram.
(And_he_did that was rectum in in_sight Master, and ambulavit in viis David of_the_father sui: not/no declinavit nor to dextram, nor to sinistram. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) what was right in the eyes of Yahweh

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_made the,right in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH and=he/it_went in/on/at/with,ways Dāvid his/its=father and=not turn_aside right and,left )

Here Yahweh’s “sight” refers to how he judges or decides on the value of something. See how you translated a similar phrase in 2 Chronicles 14:2. Alternate translation: “the things that Yahweh said were right” or “the things that Yahweh considers right”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) walked in the ways of David his ancestor

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_made the,right in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH and=he/it_went in/on/at/with,ways Dāvid his/its=father and=not turn_aside right and,left )

Josiah behaving as David did is spoken of as if he walked on the same road or way as David. Alternate translation: “lived the way David his ancestor had lived” or “followed the example of David his ancestor”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) did not turn away either to the right or to the left

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_made the,right in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH and=he/it_went in/on/at/with,ways Dāvid his/its=father and=not turn_aside right and,left )

To fully obey Yahweh is spoken of as if a person were on the correct road and never turned from it. Alternate translation: “did not do anything that would displease Yahweh” or “fully obeyed the laws of Yahweh”

Parallel 2CH 34:2