2KI 23:2 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) and he went to the temple, and all the inhabitants of Yerushalem and from all across Yehudah went with him, along with the priests and prophets, and all the people from the most to the least important. Then he read to them every word on the scroll of the agreement that had been found in Yahweh’s residence.

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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BrLXX Καὶ ἀνέβη ὁ βασιλεὺς εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου, καὶ πᾶς ἀνὴρ Ἰούδα καὶ πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ μετʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ οἱ ἱερεῖς, καὶ οἱ προφῆται, καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἀπὸ μικροῦ καὶ ἕως μεγάλου, καὶ ἀνέγνω ἐν ὠσὶν αὐτῶν πάντας τοὺς λόγους τοῦ βιβλίου τῆς διαθήκης τοῦ εὑρεθέντος ἐν οἴκῳ Κυρίου.
(Kai anebaʸ ho basileus eis oikon Kuriou, kai pas anaʸr Youda kai pantes hoi katoikountes en Ierousalaʸm metʼ autou, kai hoi hiereis, kai hoi profaʸtai, kai pas ho laos apo mikrou kai heōs megalou, kai anegnō en ōsin autōn pantas tous logous tou bibliou taʸs diathaʸkaʸs tou heurethentos en oikōi Kuriou. )

BrTr And the king went up to the house of the Lord, and every man of Juda and all who dwelt in Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people small and great; and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the Lord.

ULT And the king went up to the house of Yahweh and every man of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him and the priests and the prophets and all the people, from the small and to the great. And he read in their ears all the words of the scroll of the covenant that had been found in the house of Yahweh.

UST They went together to the temple, along with the priests and the prophets, and many other people, from the most important people to the least important people. And while they listened, the king read to them all of the laws that Moses had written. He read from the scroll that had been found in the temple.

BSB And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.

OEB No OEB 2KI book available

WEBBE The king went up to the LORD’s house, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him—with the priests, the prophets, and all the people, both small and great; and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the LORD’s house.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The king went up to the Lord’s temple, accompanied by all the people of Judah, all the residents of Jerusalem, the priests, and the prophets. All the people were there, from the youngest to the oldest. He read aloud all the words of the scroll of the covenant that had been discovered in the Lord’s temple.

LSV and the king goes up to the house of YHWH, and every man of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, from small to great, and he reads in their ears all the words of the Scroll of the Covenant that is found in the house of YHWH.

FBV He went to the Lord's Temple with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, together with the priests and the Levites, all the people from the least to the greatest, and he read to them the whole Book of the Agreement that had been discovered in the Lord's Temple.

T4T They went together to the temple, along with the priests and the prophets, and many other [HYP] people, from the most important people to the least important people. And while they listened, the king read to them all of the laws that Moses had written. He read from the scroll that had been found in the temple.

LEB Then the king went up to the temple of Yahweh, and all of the men of Judah and all of the inhabitants of Jerusalem were with him, including the priests, the prophets, and all of the people from smallest to greatest; and in their _⌊hearing_⌋[fn] he read all of the words of the scroll of the covenant that had been found in the temple of Yahweh.

23:2 Literally “ears”

BBE And the king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and all the people of Jerusalem, and the priests and the prophets and all the people, small and great; and they were present at his reading of the book of the law which had come to light in the house of the Lord.

Moff No Moff 2KI book available

JPS And the king went up to the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great; and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.

ASV And the king went up to the house of Jehovah, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of Jehovah.

DRA And the king went up to the temple of the Lord, and all the men of Juda, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, the priests and the prophets, and all the people both little and great: and in the hearing of them all he read all the words of the book of the covenant, which was found in the house of the Lord.

YLT and the king goeth up to the house of Jehovah, and every man of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, from small unto great, and he readeth in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that is found in the house of Jehovah.

Drby And the king went up into the house of Jehovah, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great; and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which had been found in the house of Jehovah.

RV And the king went up to the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.
(And the king went up to the house of the LORD, and all the men of Yudah and all the inhabitants of Yerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD. )

SLT And the king will go up to the house of Jehovah and all the men of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests and the prophets, and all the people to the small, and even to the great: and he will read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant found in the house of Jehovah.

Wbstr And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.

KJB-1769 And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.[fn]
(And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Yudah and all the inhabitants of Yerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD. )

23.2 both…: Heb. from small even unto great

KJB-1611 [fn]And the king went vp into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Iudah, and all the inhabitants of Ierusalem with him, and the Priestes, and the Prophets, and all the people both small and great: and he read in their eares all the wordes of the booke of the Couenant which was found in the house of the LORD.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

23:2 Hebr. from small euen vnto great.

Bshps And the king went vp into the house of the Lorde, with all the men of Iuda, and all the inhabitours of Hierusalem, with the priestes, and prophetes, and all the people both small and great: And he read in the eares of them al the wordes of the couenaunt which was founde in the house of the Lorde.
(And the king went up into the house of the Lord, with all the men of Yudah, and all the inhabitants of Yerusalem, with the priests, and prophets, and all the people both small and great: And he read in the ears of them all the words of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord.)

Gnva And the King went vp into the house of the Lord, with all the men of Iudah and all the inhabitants of Ierusalem with him, and the Priests and Prophets, and all the people both small and great: and he reade in their eares all the wordes of the booke of the couenant, which was found in the house of the Lord.
(And the King went up into the house of the Lord, with all the men of Yudah and all the inhabitants of Yerusalem with him, and the Priests and Prophets, and all the people both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant, which was found in the house of the Lord. )

Cvdl and the kynge wente vp in to the house of the LORDE, and all the men of Iuda, and all the inhabiters of Ierusalem with him, the prestes and prophetes and all the people both small and greate, and all the wordes of the boke of the couenaunt that was founde in the house of the LORDE, were red in their eares.
(and the king went up in to the house of the LORD, and all the men of Yudah, and all the inhabiters of Yerusalem with him, the priests and prophets and all the people both small and great, and all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD, were red in their ears.)

Wycl And the kyng stiede in to the temple of the Lord, and alle the men of Juda, and alle men that dwelliden in Jerusalem with hym, the preestis, and the prophetis, and al the puple, fro litil `til to greet; and he redde, while alle men herden, alle the wordis of the book of boond of pees of the Lord, which book was foundun in the hows of the Lord.
(And the king stiede in to the temple of the Lord, and all the men of Yudah, and all men that dwelled/dwelt in Yerusalem with him, the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, from little till to greet; and he redde, while all men heard, all the words of the book of bond of peace of the Lord, which book was found in the house of the Lord.)

Luth Und der König ging hinauf ins Haus des HErr’s, und alle Männer von Juda und alle Einwohner zu Jerusalem mit ihm, Priester und Propheten und alles Volk, beide klein und groß; und man las vor ihren Ohren alle Worte des Buchs vom Bunde, das im Hause des HErr’s gefunden war.
(And the/of_the king went up into_the house the LORD’s, and all men from Yuda and all resident to/for Yerusalem with him, priest(s) and prophet(s) and all/everything people, both small and large; and man las before/in_front_of your(pl) ears all words the book from_the federation/agreement, the in_the house the LORD’s gefunden was.)

ClVg Ascenditque rex templum Domini, et omnes viri Juda, universique qui habitabant in Jerusalem cum eo sacerdotes et prophetæ, et omnis populus a parvo usque ad magnum: legitque, cunctis audientibus, omnia verba libri fœderis, qui inventus est in domo Domini.
(Ascenditque king the_temple/sanctuary Master, and everyone men Yuda, of_the_universe/all_togetherque who they_lived in/into/on Yerusalem when/with by_him priests and the_prophets, and everyone the_people from parvo until to magnum: legitque, to_all listenentibus, everything words books covenant, who found it_is in/into/on at_home Master. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT 2KI book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

(Occurrence 0) all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_ascended the=king house_of YHWH and=all (a)_man Yehuda and=all inhabitants_of Yerushalayim with=him/it and,the,priests and,the,prophets and=all the,people to,from,small and=unto big/great and=he/it_called in/on/at/with,hearing_of,their DOM all/each/any/every words_of writing the,covenant the,found in=house_of YHWH )

This is a generalization. Alternate translation: “many other people”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

(Occurrence 0) from small to great

This merism includes everyone in between. Alternate translation: “from the least important to the most important”

(Occurrence 0) He then read in their hearing

Alternate translation: “Then the king read aloud so that they could hear”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) that had been found

In [2 Kings 22:8](../22/08.md) it states that Hilkiah found the book. This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “that Hilkiah had found” or “that they had found”

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