Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly.
New American Standard Bible
Thus the thing was right in the sight of the king and
King James Version
And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
Holman Bible
The proposal pleased the king and the congregation,
International Standard Version
This decision seemed to be a good one in the opinion of the king and of the entire assembly,
A Conservative Version
And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly.
Amplified
Thus the [decision to set a] new time pleased the king and the entire assembly.
Bible in Basic English
And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and all the people.
Darby Translation
And the thing pleased the king and the whole congregation.
Julia Smith Translation
And the word will be straight in the eyes of the king, and in the eyes of all the convocation.
King James 2000
And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and the plan seemed right in the eyes of the king and in the eyes of all the assembly.
Modern King James verseion
And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
NET Bible
The proposal seemed appropriate to the king and the entire assembly.
New Heart English Bible
The thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly.
The Emphasized Bible
And the thing was right, in the eyes of the king, - and in the eyes of all the convocation.
Webster
And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
World English Bible
The thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the thing is right in the eyes of the king, and in the eyes of all the assembly,
Themes
Backsliders » Instances of israel's backsliding » Hezekiah's reign
Derision » Instances of » The people of israel scoff at hezekiah
Interlinear
Yashar
References
Fausets
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 30:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Hezekiah Celebrates Passover
3 For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem. 4 And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly. 5 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem: for they had not kept it in great numbers in such sort as it is written.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 13:4
And all the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.