Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

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

New American Standard Bible

Thus the thing was right in the sight of the king and all the assembly.

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.

American Standard 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.

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the thing
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

References

Verse Info

Context Readings

Hezekiah Celebrates Passover

3 For they could not do it at that time for the priests consecrated not themselves sufficiently, and the people were not gathered to Jerusalem. 4 And the word will be straight in the eyes of the king, and in the eyes of all the convocation. 5 And they will set up a word to cause a voice to pass in all Israel, from the well of the oath, and even to judgment, to come to do the passover to Jehovah God of Israel in Jerusalem: for they did not for much time as written.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 13:4

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

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