2 Kings 11:18 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 11:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
עַם֩
ʻam
H5971
people
הָאָ֨רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
בֵּית
bayith
H1004
house
הַבַּ֜עַל
Baʻal
H1168
Baal
וַֽיִּתְּצֻ֗הוּ
nâthats
H5422
to tear down
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מזבחתו
mizbêach
H4196
altar
מִזְבְּחֹתָ֤יו
mizbêach
H4196
altar
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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צְלָמָיו֙
tselem
H6754
image
שִׁבְּר֣וּ
shâbar
H7665
to break
הֵיטֵ֔ב
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
וְאֵ֗ת
ʼêth
H853
-
מַתָּן֙
Mattân
H4977
Mattan
כֹּהֵ֣ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
הַבַּ֔עַל
Baʻal
H1168
Baal
הָרְג֖וּ
hârag
H2026
to kill
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַֽמִּזְבְּח֑וֹת
mizbêach
H4196
altar
וַיָּ֧שֶׂם
sûwm
H7760
to put
הַכֹּהֵ֛ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
פְּקֻדּ֖וֹת
pᵉquddâh
H6486
visitation
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בֵּ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
All the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and broke it down; his altars and his images broke they in pieces thoroughly, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. The priest appointed officers over the house of Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And all of the people of the land went the house of Baal, and they tore down his altar, and they shattered his images thoroughly, and they killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, to the face of the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).