2 Kings 23:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 23:2 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 →
וַיַּ֣עַל
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בֵּית
bayith
H1004
house
יְהוָ֡ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
יְהוּדָה֩
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
יֹשְׁבֵ֨י
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
אִתּ֗וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙
kôhên
H3548
priest
וְהַנְּבִיאִ֔ים
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֖ם
ʻam
H5971
people
לְמִקָּטֹ֣ן
qâṭân
H6996
small
וְעַד
ʻad
H5704
until
גָּד֑וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וַיִּקְרָ֣א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
בְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗ם
ʼôzen
H241
ear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
דִּבְרֵי֙
dâbâr
H1697
word
סֵ֣פֶר
çêpher
H5612
book
הַבְּרִ֔ית
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
הַנִּמְצָ֖א
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
בְּבֵ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king went up to the house of Yahweh, 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 Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king went up the house of Yahweh, and every man of Judah and all of the dwellers of Jerusalem with him, and the priests and the prophets, and all of the people from small and to great. And he read in their ears all of the words of the scroll of the covenant having been found in the house of Yahweh.
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