Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And all the convocation will say to do thus: for the word was straight in the eyes of all the people.

New American Standard Bible

Then all the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

King James Version

And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

Holman Bible

Since the proposal seemed right to all the people, the whole assembly agreed to do it.

International Standard Version

The entire community consented, because doing so pleased all the people.

A Conservative Version

And all the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

American Standard Version

And all the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

Amplified

Then all the assembly agreed to do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

Bible in Basic English

And all the people said they would do so, for it seemed right to them.

Darby Translation

And all the congregation said that they should do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

King James 2000

And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And all the assembly agreed to do so, for the word was pleasing in the eyes of all the people.

Modern King James verseion

And all the congregation said to do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And all the congregation was content so to do, for the thing seemed good in the eyes of all the people.

NET Bible

The whole assembly agreed to do this, for the proposal seemed right to all the people.

New Heart English Bible

All the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

The Emphasized Bible

Than said all the convocation, that it should be done thus, - for right was the thing, in the eyes of all the people.

Webster

And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

World English Bible

All the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

Youngs Literal Translation

And all the assembly say to do so, for the thing is right in the eyes of all the people.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קהל 
Qahal 
Usage: 123

for the thing
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

in the eyes
עין 
`ayin 
Usage: 372

Verse Info

Context Readings

The Ark Of The Covenant Brought From Kiriath-Jearim

3 And we will turn about the ark of our God to us: for we sought it not in the days of Saul. 4 And all the convocation will say to do thus: for the word was straight in the eyes of all the people. 5 And David will convoke together all Israel from Sihor of Egypt and even to the going in of Hamath, to bring in the ark of God from the cities of the forests.

Cross References

1 Samuel 18:20

And Michal, Saul's daughter, will love David: and they will announce to Saul, and the word was straight in his eyes.

2 Samuel 3:36

And all the people knew, and it will be good in their eyes, as all the king did was good in the eyes of all the people.

2 Chronicles 30:4

And the word will be straight in the eyes of the king, and in the eyes of all the convocation.

Esther 8:5

And she will say, If good to the king, and if I found favor before him, and the word be right before the king, and I good in his eyes, it shall be written to turn back the writings, the purposes of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, that he wrote to destroy the Jews that were in all the king's provinces:

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