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OET (OET-RV) The horses that the kings of Yehudah had offered to the sun, he prevented from approaching the hall of the official Natan-Melek that was in the courtyards of Yahweh’s temple, and he set fire to the chariots of the sun.
OET-LV And_removed DOM the_horses which they_had_dedicated the_kings_of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) to_the_sun at_entrance of_the_house_of of_YHWH at the_room_of Nātān the_eunuch which in/on/at/with_precincts and_DOM the_chariots_of the_sun he_burned in/on/at/with_fire.
UHB וַיַּשְׁבֵּ֣ת אֶת־הַסּוּסִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָתְנוּ֩ מַלְכֵ֨י יְהוּדָ֤ה לַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ מִבֹּ֣א בֵית־יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־לִשְׁכַּת֙ נְתַן־מֶ֣לֶךְ הַסָּרִ֔יס אֲשֶׁ֖ר בַּפַּרְוָרִ֑ים וְאֶת־מַרְכְּב֥וֹת הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ שָׂרַ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ ‡
(vayyashbēt ʼet-haşşūşim ʼₐsher nātənū malkēy yəhūdāh lashshemesh miboʼ ⱱēyt-yhwh ʼel-lishkat nətan-melek haşşāriş ʼₐsher baparvārim vəʼet-markəⱱōt hashshemesh sāraf bāʼēsh.)
Key: khaki:verbs, 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 κατέκαυσε τοὺς ἵππους οὓς ἔδωκαν βασιλεῖς Ἰούδα τῷ ἡλίῳ ἐν τῇ εἰσόδῳ οἴκου Κυρίου εἰς τὸ γαζοφυλάκιον Ναθὰν βασιλέως τοῦ εὐνούχου ἐν φαρουρείμ· καὶ τὸ ἅρμα τοῦ ἡλίου κατέκαυσεν πυρί,
(Kai katekause tous hippous hous edōkan basileis Youda tōi haʸliōi en taʸ eisodōi oikou Kuriou eis to gazofulakion Nathan basileōs tou eunouⱪou en faroureim; kai to harma tou haʸliou katekausen puri, )
BrTr And he burned the horses which the kings of Juda had given to the sun in the entrance of the house of the Lord, [fn]by the treasury of Nathan the [fn]king's eunuch, in the [fn]suburbs; and he burned the chariot of the sun with fire.
ULT And he made the horses that the kings of Judah gave to the sun cease from coming to the house of Yahweh, to the hall of Nathan-Melech the eunich that was in the courtyards. And he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
UST He also removed the horses that the previous kings of Judah had dedicated to worshiping the sun, and he burned the chariots that were used in that worship. Those horses and chariots were kept in the courtyard outside the temple, near the entrance to the temple, and near the room where one of Josiah’s officials lived, whose name was Nathan-Melek.
BSB And he removed from the entrance to the house of the LORD the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They were in the court[fn] near the chamber of an official named Nathan-melech. And [Josiah] burned up the chariots of the sun.
23:11 Hebrew parbarim
MSB (Same as BSB above including footnotes)
OEB No OEB 2 KI book available
WEBBE He took away the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun, at the entrance of the LORD’s house, by the room of Nathan Melech the officer who was in the court; and he burnt the chariots of the sun with fire.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET He removed from the entrance to the Lord’s temple the statues of horses that the kings of Judah had placed there in honor of the sun god. (They were kept near the room of Nathan Melech the eunuch, which was situated among the courtyards.) He burned up the chariots devoted to the sun god.
LSV And he causes to cease the horses that the kings of Judah have given to the sun from the entering in of the house of YHWH, by the chamber of Nathan-Melech the eunuch, that [is] in the outskirts; and he has burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
FBV He removed the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun from the entrance to the Lord's Temple. They were in the courtyard near the room of a eunuch named Nathan-melech. Josiah also burned the chariots dedicated to the sun.
T4T He also removed the horses that the previous kings of Judah had dedicated to worshiping the sun, and he burned the chariots that were used in that worship. Those horses and chariots were kept in the courtyard outside the temple, near the entrance to the temple, and near the room where one of Josiah’s officials, whose name was Nathan-Melech, lived.
LEB No LEB 2 KI book available
BBE And he took away the horses which the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the way into the house of the Lord, by the room of Nathan-melech, the unsexed servant, which was in the outer part of the building, and the carriages of the sun he put on fire.
Moff No Moff 2 KI book available
JPS And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nethan-melech the officer, which was in the precincts; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
ASV And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of Jehovah, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the precincts; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
DRA And he took away the horses which the kings of Juda had given to the sun, at the entering in of the temple of the Lord, near the chamber of Nathanmelech the eunuch, who was in Pharurim: and he burnt the chariots of the sun with fire.
YLT And he causeth to cease the horses that the kings of Judah have given to the sun from the entering in of the house of Jehovah, by the chamber of Nathan-Melech the eunuch, that [is] in the suburbs, and the chariots of the sun he hath burnt with fire.
Drby And he abolished the horses that the kings of Judah had appointed to the sun at the entrance of the house of Jehovah, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun, with fire.
RV And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the precincts; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
(And he took away the horses that the kings of Yudah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber/room of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the precincts; and he burnt the chariots of the sun with fire. )
SLT And he will take away the horses which the kings of Judah gave to the sun at the going in of the house of Jehovah into the chamber the king gave the eunuch which was in the open portico, and he burnt the chariots of the sun in fire.
Wbstr And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
KJB-1769 And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.[fn]
(And he took away the horses that the kings of Yudah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber/room of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burnt the chariots of the sun with fire. )
23.11 chamberlain: or, eunuch, or, officer
KJB-1611 [fn]And he tooke away the horses that the kings of Iudah had giuen to the Sunne, at the entring in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathanmelech the chamberlaine, which was in the suburbs, and burnt the charets of the Sunne with fire,
(And he took away the horses that the kings of Yudah had given to the Sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber/room of Nathanmelech the chamberlaine, which was in the suburbs, and burnt the chariots of the Sun with fire,)
23:11 Or, Eunuch, or Officer.
Bshps No Bshps 2 KI book available
Gnva He put downe also the horses that the Kings of Iudah had giuen to the sunne at the entring in of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nethan-melech the eunuche, which was ruler of the suburbes, and burnt the charets of the sunne with fire.
(He put down also the horses that the Kings of Yudah had given to the sun at the entering in of the house of the Lord, by the chamber/room of Nethan-melech the eunuche, which was ruler of the suburbs, and burnt the chariots of the sun with fire. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 2 KI book available
Wycl No Wycl 2 KI book available
Luth No Luth 2 KI book available
ClVg Abstulit quoque equos quos dederant reges Juda soli in introitu templi Domini juxta exedram Nathanmelech eunuchi, qui erat in Pharurim: currus autem solis combussit igni.[fn]
(He_took_it_away too the_horses which dederant kings Yuda alone in/into/on entrance templi Master next_to exedram Nathanmelech eunuchi, who was in/into/on Pharurim: currus however of_the_sun combussit fire. )
23.11 Abstulit. RAB. Judæi superstitionibus gentium se mancipaverant, qui inter cætera solent pingere vel facere simulacrum solis ut puerum imberbem, quia nullum per sæcula senium incidit, quotidie novo ortu natus. Cui currus et equos tribuunt, quia curru igneo et equis igneis Elias raptus est ad cœlum, quod inter alia in pariete depictum vident, et vicinia nominis decipiuntur: Elios enim Græce sol dicitur.
23.11 He_took_it_away. RAB. Yudæi superstitionibus nations himself mancipaverant, who between cætera solent pingere or to_do simulacrum of_the_sun as childum the_rainbem, because nullum through forever senium incidit, quotidie novo rising born. To_whom currus and the_horses they_give, because curru with_fireo and equis with_fireis Elias raptured/abducted it_is to cœlum, that between other in/into/on pariete depictum they_see, and vicinia of_the_name decipiuntur: Elios because Græce the_sun it_is_said.
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 2 KI book available
23:11 The horse was used in sun worship in the ancient Near East. The Assyrian sun-god Shamash and other deities were depicted riding across the sky in horse-drawn chariots. Archaeological evidence suggests that a solar cult existed in Israel as early as the 800s BC. The cult’s popularity likely increased during the reigns of Manasseh and Amon, when it was sponsored by the crown (21:3-5, 21-22). Despite Josiah’s reforms, shortly after his death Ezekiel denounced the sun worshipers again for performing their rituals within the inner court of the Temple (Ezek 8:16).
• the eunuch, an officer of the court: The term translated eunuch can refer not only to those who were physically eunuchs but also to high officials.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
(Occurrence 0) He took away
(Some words not found in UHB: and,removed DOM the,horses which/who dedicated kings_of Yehuda to_the,sun at,entrance house_of YHWH to/towards chamber_of Nātān- king the,eunuch which/who in/on/at/with,precincts and=DOM chariots_of the,sun burned in/on/at/with,fire )
It might be best to translate so that the reader understands that other people, perhaps Hilkiah and “the priests under him” ([2 Kings 23:4](../23/04.md)), might have helped Josiah do this.
(Occurrence 0) the horses
(Some words not found in UHB: and,removed DOM the,horses which/who dedicated kings_of Yehuda to_the,sun at,entrance house_of YHWH to/towards chamber_of Nātān- king the,eunuch which/who in/on/at/with,precincts and=DOM chariots_of the,sun burned in/on/at/with,fire )
This could mean: (1) real horses or (2) statues of horses.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) had given to the sun
(Some words not found in UHB: and,removed DOM the,horses which/who dedicated kings_of Yehuda to_the,sun at,entrance house_of YHWH to/towards chamber_of Nātān- king the,eunuch which/who in/on/at/with,precincts and=DOM chariots_of the,sun burned in/on/at/with,fire )
Here “given” represents being dedicated for worship. Alternate translation: “had used to worship the sun”
Note 3 topic: translate-names
(Occurrence 0) Nathan-Melek
(Some words not found in UHB: and,removed DOM the,horses which/who dedicated kings_of Yehuda to_the,sun at,entrance house_of YHWH to/towards chamber_of Nātān- king the,eunuch which/who in/on/at/with,precincts and=DOM chariots_of the,sun burned in/on/at/with,fire )
a man’s name