Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

But Ahaz said, I will not put the Lord to the test by making such a request.

New American Standard Bible

But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, nor will I test the Lord!”

King James Version

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.

Holman Bible

But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask. I will not test the Lord.”

International Standard Version

But Ahaz replied, "I won't ask! I won't put the LORD to the test."

A Conservative Version

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, nor will I challenge LORD.

American Standard Version

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt Jehovah.

Amplified

But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, nor will I test the Lord!”

Darby Translation

And Ahaz said, I will not ask, and will not tempt Jehovah.

Julia Smith Translation

And Ahaz will say, I will not ask and I will not tempt Jehovah.

King James 2000

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I test the LORD.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, and I will not put Yahweh to the test."

Modern King James verseion

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, nor will I tempt Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But Ahaz answered, "I will not ask, neither will tempt the LORD."

NET Bible

But Ahaz responded, "I don't want to ask; I don't want to put the Lord to a test."

New Heart English Bible

But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD."

The Emphasized Bible

But Ahaz said, - I will not ask Nor will I put Yahweh to the proof.

Webster

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.

World English Bible

But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, neither will I tempt Yahweh."

Youngs Literal Translation

And Ahaz saith, 'I do not ask nor try Jehovah.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אחז 
'Achaz 
Usage: 41

I will not ask
שׁאל שׁאל 
Sha'al 
Usage: 172

neither will I tempt
נסה 
Nacah 
Usage: 36

References

Context Readings

The Immanuel Prophecy

11 Make a request to the Lord your God for a sign, a sign in the deep places of the underworld, or in the high heavens. 12 But Ahaz said, I will not put the Lord to the test by making such a request. 13 And he said, Give ear now, O family of David: is it not enough that you are driving men to disgust? will you do the same to my God?

Cross References

Deuteronomy 6:16

Do not put the Lord your God to the test as you did in Massah.

2 Kings 16:15

And King Ahaz gave orders to Urijah the priest, saying, Make the morning burned offering and the evening meal offering and the king's burned offering and meal offering, with the burned offerings of all the people and their meal offerings and drink offerings, on the great altar, and put on it all the blood of the burned offerings and of the beasts which are offered; but the brass altar will be for my use to get directions from the Lord.

2 Chronicles 28:22

And in the time of his trouble, this same King Ahaz did even more evil against the Lord.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.

Malachi 3:15

And now to us the men of pride seem happy; yes, the evil-doers are doing well; they put God to the test and are safe.

Acts 5:9

But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.

1 Corinthians 10:9

And let us not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and came to their death by snakes.

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