2CH 9:8 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
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BrLXX Ἔστω Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου εὐλογημένος, ὃς ἠθέλησεν ἐν σοὶ τοῦ δοῦναί σε ἐπὶ θρόνον αὐτοῦ εἰς βασιλέα Κυρίῳ Θεῷ σου· ἐν τῷ ἀγαπῆσαι Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου τὸν Ἰσραὴλ τοῦ στῆσαι αὐτὸν εἰς αἰῶνα, καὶ ἔδωκέ σε ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς εἰς βασιλέα τοῦ ποιῆσαι κρίμα καὶ δικαιοσύνην.
(Estō Kurios ho Theos sou eulogaʸmenos, hos aʸthelaʸsen en soi tou dounai se epi thronon autou eis basilea Kuriōi Theōi sou; en tōi agapaʸsai Kurion ton Theon sou ton Israaʸl tou staʸsai auton eis aiōna, kai edōke se epʼ autous eis basilea tou poiaʸsai krima kai dikaiosunaʸn. )

BrTr Blessed be the Lord thy God, who took pleasure in thee, to set thee upon his throne for a king, to the Lord thy God: forasmuch as the Lord thy God loved Israel to establish them for ever, therefore he has set thee over them for a king to execute judgment and justice.

ULT Let Yahweh your God be blessed, who delighted in you to place you on his throne, to be king for Yahweh your God, because your God loved Israel to establish them forever. And he has placed you over them to be king, to do justice and righteousness!”

UST I praise Yahweh your God, who has shown that he is pleased with you by appointing you to be the king of Israel for him. God has always loved the Israelite people, and he desires to assist them forever, so he has appointed you to be their king, in order that you will rule them fairly and righteously.”

BSB Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness.”

OEB No OEB 2CH book available

CSB Blessed be the LORD your God! He delighted in you and put you on his throne as king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, he has set you over them as king to carry out justice and righteousness.”

NLT Praise the LORD your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne as king to rule for him. Because God loves Israel and desires this kingdom to last forever, he has made you king over them so you can rule with justice and righteousness.”

NIV Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the LORD your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness.”

CEV I praise the LORD your God. He is pleased with you and has made you king of Israel. God loves the people of this country and will never desert them, so he has given them a king who will rule fairly and honestly.

ESV Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and set you on his throne as king for the LORD your God! Because your God loved Israel and would establish them forever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness.”

NASB “Blessed be the LORD your God who delighted in you, setting you on His throne as king for the LORD your God; because your God loved Israel establishing them forever, therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”

LSB Blessed be Yahweh your God who delighted in you, to set you on His throne as king for Yahweh your God; because your God loved Israel to cause them to stand forever, therefore He gave you as king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”

WEBBE Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you and set you on his throne to be king for the LORD your God, because your God loved Israel, to establish them forever. Therefore he made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(5-8)She said to the king, “It’s all true! Your reputation for accomplishment and wisdom that reached all the way to my country is confirmed. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it for myself; they didn’t exaggerate! Such wisdom and elegance—far more than I could ever have imagined. Lucky the men and women who work for you, getting to be around you every day and hear your wise words firsthand! And blessed be your God who has taken such a liking to you, making you king. Clearly, God’s love for Israel is behind this, making you king to keep a just order and nurture a God-pleasing people.”

NET May the Lord your God be praised because he favored you by placing you on his throne as the one ruling on his behalf! Because of your God’s love for Israel and his lasting commitment to them, he made you king over them so you could make just and right decisions.”

LSV Let your God YHWH be blessed who has delighted in you to put you on His throne for king for your God YHWH; in the love of your God to Israel, to establish it for all time, He has put you over them for king, to do judgment and righteousness.”

FBV Praise the Lord your God who is so pleased with you, who placed you on his throne as king to rule on his behalf. Because of the love of your God for Israel he has made them secure forever, and he has made you king over them to do what is fair and right.”

T4T Praise Yahweh your God, who has shown that he is pleased with you by appointing you to be the king of Israel for him. God has always loved the Israeli people, and desires to assist them forever, and therefore he has appointed you to be their king, in order that you will rule them fairly and righteously.”

LEB Blessed be Yahweh your God who took delight in you, to put you on his throne as king for Yahweh your God! Because your God loved Israel, he established him forever and has put you over them as king to do justice and righteousness!”

NRSV Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and set you on his throne as king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel and would establish them forever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness.”

NKJV Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you, setting you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God! Because your God has loved Israel, to establish them forever, therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”

NAB Blessed be the
d LORD
d*, your God, who was pleased to set you on his throne as king for the
d LORD
d*, your God. In the love your God has for Israel, to establish them forever, he has made you king over them to carry out judgment and justice.”

BBE Praise be to the Lord your God whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of his kingdom to be king for the Lord your God: because, in his love for Israel, it was the purpose of your God to make them strong for ever, he made you king over them, to be their judge in righteousness.

Moff No Moff 2CH book available

JPS Blessed be the LORD thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on His throne, to be king for the LORD thy God; because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made He thee king over them, to do justice and righteousness.'

ASV Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king for Jehovah thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do justice and righteousness.

DRA Blessed be the Lord thy God, who hath been pleased to set thee on his throne, king of the Lord thy God. Because God loveth Israel, and will preserve them for ever: therefore hath he made thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

YLT Let Jehovah thy God be blessed who hath delighted in thee, to put thee on His throne for king for Jehovah thy God; in the love of thy God to Israel, to establish it to the age, He hath put thee over them for king, to do judgment and righteousness.'

Drby Blessed be Jehovah thy [fn]God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king to Jehovah thy [fn]God! Because thy [fn]God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore did he make thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

9.8 Elohim

RV Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

Wbstr Blessed be the LORD thy God, who delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore he made thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

KJB-1769 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.
(Blessed be the LORD thy/your God, which delighted in thee/you to set thee/you on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy/your God: because thy/your God loved Israel, to establish them forever, therefore made he thee/you king over them, to do judgement and justice. )

KJB-1611 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be King for the LORD thy God: because thy God loued Israel, to establish them for euer, therefore made hee thee King ouer them, to doe iudgement and iustice.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps Blessed be the Lorde thy God, whiche had lust to thee, to set thee king on his seate, that thou mightest be king for the Lord thy God: because thy God loueth Israel and hath delyte to make them continue euer, therefore made he thee king ouer them, to do right and equitie.
(Blessed be the Lord thy/your God, which had lust to thee/you, to set thee/you king on his seat, that thou/you mightest be king for the Lord thy/your God: because thy/your God loveth/loves Israel and hath/has delight to make them continue ever, therefore made he thee/you king over them, to do right and equitie.)

Gnva Blessed be the Lord thy God, which loued thee, to set thee on his throne as King, in the steade of the Lord thy God: because thy God loueth Israel, to establish it for euer, therefore hath he made thee King ouer them, to execute iudgement and iustice.
(Blessed be the Lord thy/your God, which loved thee/you, to set thee/you on his throne as King, in the stead of the Lord thy/your God: because thy/your God loveth/loves Israel, to establish it forever, therefore hath/has he made thee/you King over them, to execute judgement and justice. )

Cvdl Praysed be the LORDE thy God, which had soch pleasure vnto the, that he hath set the vpon his seate to be kynge vnto the LORDE thy God. Because thy God loueth Israel, to set them vp for euer, therfore hath he ordeyned ye to be kynge ouer them, that thou shuldest mayntayne iustice and equyte.
(Praysed be the LORD thy/your God, which had such pleasure unto them, that he hath/has set the upon his seat to be king unto the LORD thy/your God. Because thy/your God loveth/loves Israel, to set them up forever, therefore hath/has he ordained ye/you_all to be king over them, that thou/you shuldest mayntayne justice and equyte.)

Wycl Blessid be `thi Lord God, that wolde ordeyne thee on his trone kyng of the puple of `thi Lord God; treuli for God loueth Israel, and wole saue hym with outen ende, therfor he hath set thee kyng on hym, that thou do domes and riytfulnesse.
(Blessed be `thi Lord God, that would ordain thee/you on his throne king of the people of `thi Lord God; truly for God loveth/loves Israel, and will save him without end, therefore he hath/has set thee/you king on him, that thou/you do domes and riytfulnesse.)

Luth Der HErr, dein GOtt, sei gelobet, der dich liebhat, daß er dich auf seinen Stuhl zum Könige gesetzt hat dem HErr’s, deinem GOtt! Es macht, daß dein GOtt hat Israel lieb, daß er ihn ewiglich aufrichte, darum hat er dich über sie zum Könige gesetzt, daß du Recht und Redlichkeit handhabest.
(The LORD, your God, be gelobet, the/of_the you/yourself liebhat, that he you/yourself on his Stuhl for_the kings/king sett has to_him LORD’s, your God! It macht, that your God has Israel lieb, that he him/it ewiglich aufrichte, therefore has he you/yourself above they/she/them for_the kings/king sett, that you law and Redlichkeit handhabest.)

ClVg Sit Dominus Deus tuus benedictus, qui voluit te ordinare super thronum suum, regem Domini Dei tui. Quia diligit Deus Israël, et vult servare eum in æternum, idcirco posuit te super eum regem ut facias judicia atque justitiam.
(Sit Master God tuus benedictus, who voluit you(sg) ordinare over thronum his_own, regem Master of_God tui. Because diligit God Israel, and vult servare him in eternal, idcirco put you(sg) over him regem as facias yudicia atque justitiam. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

(Occurrence 0) who has taken pleasure in you, who placed you on his throne

(Some words not found in UHB: let_it_be YHWH God,your blessed which/who delighted in/on/at/with,you to,put,you on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in throne,his as,king to/for=YHWH God,your in/on/at/with,loved God,your DOM Yisrael to,establish,them to,forever and,made,you over,them as,king for=doing justice and,righteousness )

These phrases tell why people should praise Yahweh. Alternate translation: “because he has taken pleasure in you and placed you on his throne”

(Occurrence 0) who has taken pleasure in you

Alternate translation: “who is pleased with you”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) who placed you on his throne, to be king for Yahweh your God

The idea of being on Yahweh’s throne represents having the authority to rule as Yahweh does. Being king “for Yahweh” means to represent Yahweh as king. Alternate translation: “who gave you authority to rule as he does, to represent Yahweh your God as king”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) in order to establish them forever

This could mean: (1) “establish” represents helping them in general. Alternate translation: “in order to help them forever” or (2) “establish” represents making them strong as a nation. Alternate translation: “in order to make them a nation forever”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

(Occurrence 0) for you to do justice and righteousness

The abstract nouns “justice” and “righteousness” can be expressed with the words “fairly” and “righteously.” Alternate translation: “for you to rule fairly and righteously” or “for you to do what is just and right”

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