Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth [month], the tenth [day] of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of LORD, and sat before me.
New American Standard Bible
Now in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month,
King James Version
And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.
Holman Bible
In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, some of Israel’s elders came to consult the Lord,
International Standard Version
On the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, men came from the elders of Israel to seek the LORD. They sat down in front of me.
American Standard Version
And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month , the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of Jehovah, and sat before me.
Amplified
In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month [after the beginning of the exile in Babylon], certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord and sat down before me.
Bible in Basic English
Now it came about in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, that certain of the responsible men of Israel came to get directions from the Lord and were seated before me.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of Jehovah, and they sat before me.
Julia Smith Translation
And it will be in the seventh year, in the fifth, in the tenth to the month, men from the old men of Israel came to seek Jehovah, and they sat before my face.
King James 2000
And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And then in the seventh year, in the fifth [month], on the tenth [day] of the month, men from the elders of Israel came to consult Yahweh, and they sat {before me}.
Modern King James verseion
And it happened in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth of the month, some of the elders of Israel came to ask of Jehovah, and sat before me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
In the seventh year, the tenth day of the fifth Month, it happened that certain of the elders of Israel came unto me, for to ask counsel at the LORD, and sat them down by me.
NET Bible
In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, some of the elders of Israel came to seek the Lord, and they sat down in front of me.
New Heart English Bible
It happened in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.
The Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass in the seventh year in the fifth month, on the tent of the month, that there came in men of the elders of Israel to enquire of Yahweh, - and they sat before me.
Webster
And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.
World English Bible
It happened in the seventh year, in the fifth [month], the tenth [day] of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of Yahweh, and sat before me.
Youngs Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, in the seventh year, in the fifth month, in the tenth of the month, come in have certain of the elders of Israel to seek Jehovah, and they sit before me;
Themes
Enquiring of God » Inquiring through the prophets, concerning perplexing questions » By hypocrites
Government » Mosaic » Seeks counsel from prophets
Inquiring of God » Inquiring through the prophets, concerning perplexing questions » By hypocrites
Interlinear
Sh@biy`iy
Shaneh (in pl. only),
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 20:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Dealings With Israel For His Name's Sake
1 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth [month], the tenth [day] of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of LORD, and sat before me. 2 And the word of LORD came to me, saying,
Phrases
Cross References
Ezekiel 8:1
And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of lord LORD fell there upon me.
Ezekiel 1:2
In the fifth [day] of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,
Ezekiel 24:1
Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, the word of LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 26:1
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first [day] of the month, that the word of LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 29:1
In the tenth year, in the tenth [month], in the twelfth [day] of the month, the word of LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 29:17
And it came to pass in the twenty-seventh year, in the first [month], in the first [day] of the month, the word of LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 30:20
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first [month], in the seventh [day] of the month, that the word of LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 31:1
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third [month], in the first [day] of the month, that the word of LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 32:1
And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first [day] of the month, that the word of LORD came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 40:1
In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth [day] of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was smitten, in the selfsame day, the hand of LORD was upon me, and he brought me there
1 Kings 14:2-6
And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself that thou not be known to be the wife of Jeroboam, and get thee to Shiloh. Behold, there is Ahijah the prophet who spoke concerning me that I should be king ov
1 Kings 22:15-28
And when he came to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go up and prosper, and LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.
2 Kings 3:13
And Elisha said to the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? Get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said to him, No, for LORD has called these three kings together t
Isaiah 29:13
And LORD said, Inasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and honor me with their lips, but have removed their heart far from me, {but in vain they worship me (LXX/NT)}, {teaching the commandments and doctrines of men
Isaiah 58:2
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways. As a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.
Jeremiah 37:17
then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him. And the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is. He also said, Thou shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Baby
Ezekiel 14:1-3
Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me, and sat before me.
Ezekiel 33:30-33
And as for thee, son of man, the sons of thy people talk of thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, each one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that comes forth f
Matthew 22:16
And they send out their disciples to him, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou are true, and teach the way of God in truth, and it is not a concern to thee about a man, for thou look not to the personage of men.
Luke 2:46
And it came to pass after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and questioning them.
Luke 8:35
And they came out to see what happened. And they came to Jesus, and found the man, from whom the demons had gone out, sitting near the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.
Luke 10:39
And she was sister to this woman called Mary, who also, having sat at Jesus' feet, was listening to his word.
Acts 22:3
I am indeed a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but reared in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, reared accurately in the paternal law, being a zealot of God, as ye all are today.