Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

For there thrones are set for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

New American Standard Bible

For there thrones were set for judgment,
The thrones of the house of David.

King James Version

For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

Holman Bible

There, thrones for judgment are placed,
thrones of the house of David.

International Standard Version

For thrones are established there for judgment, thrones of the house of David.

American Standard Version

For there are set thrones for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.

Amplified


For there the thrones of judgment were set,
The thrones of the house of David.

Darby Translation

For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

Julia Smith Translation

For there sat thrones for judgment to the house of David.

King James 2000

For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For there [the] thrones sit for judgment, thrones of David's house.

Modern King James verseion

For there were set the thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For there is the seat of judgment, even the seat of the house of David.

NET Bible

Indeed, the leaders sit there on thrones and make legal decisions, on the thrones of the house of David.

New Heart English Bible

For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David's house.

The Emphasized Bible

For there are set - Thrones for justice, Thrones for the house David.

Webster

For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

World English Bible

For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David's house.

Youngs Literal Translation

For there have sat thrones of judgment, Thrones of the house of David.

References

Easton

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Context Readings

A Prayer For Jerusalem

4 where the tribes go up, even the tribes of LORD, [for] an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to the name of LORD. 5 For there thrones are set for judgment, the thrones of the house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. They shall prosper who love thee.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:8

If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates, then thou shall arise, and get thee up to the plac

2 Chronicles 19:8

Moreover in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat set from the Levites and the priests, and from the heads of the fathers of Israel for the judgment of LORD, and for controversies. And they returned to Jerusalem.

Deuteronomy 17:18

And it shall be, when he sits upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for him a copy of this law in a book, out of [it] before the priests the Levites,

2 Samuel 8:18

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David's sons were chief ministers.

2 Chronicles 11:22

And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the ruler among his brothers. For [he intended] to make him king.

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