Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah,
We found it in the field of Jaar.

King James Version

Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

Holman Bible

We heard of the ark in Ephrathah;
we found it in the fields of Jaar.

International Standard Version

We heard about it in Ephrata; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

A Conservative Version

Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of the wood.

American Standard Version

Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah: We found it in the field of the wood.

Amplified


Behold, we heard of it at Ephrathah;
We found it in the field of Jaar.

Darby Translation

Behold, we heard of it at Ephratah, we found it in the fields of the wood.

Julia Smith Translation

Behold, we heard it in Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the forest

King James 2000

Lo, we heard of it at Ephrathah: we found it in the fields of the woods.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Look, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found her in the fields of Jaar.

Modern King James verseion

Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah; we found it in the fields of the wood.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Lo, we heard of the same at Ephrata, and found it in the wood.

NET Bible

Look, we heard about it in Ephrathah, we found it in the territory of Jaar.

New Heart English Bible

Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar:

The Emphasized Bible

Lo! we heard of it at Ephrathah, we found it in the fields of the wood.

Webster

Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

World English Bible

Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar:

Youngs Literal Translation

'Lo, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest.

Context Readings

David And Zion Chosen

5 until I find out a place for the LORD, a habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. 6 Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah,
We found it in the field of Jaar.
7 We will go into his tents; we will worship at his footstool.

Cross References

1 Samuel 17:12

And David was the son of an Ephrathite man of Bethlehem of Judah, whose name was Jesse, and he had eight sons, and this man was old in the days of Saul and of advanced age among men.

1 Samuel 7:1

And the men of Kirjathjearim came and carried up the ark of the LORD and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.

Genesis 35:19

Thus Rachel died and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

Ruth 1:2

And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem of Judah. And they came into the fields of Moab and continued there.

1 Chronicles 13:5-6

So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.

Micah 5:2

But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be Lord in Israel; and his goings forth are from the beginning, from the days of the ages.

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