Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

when Bethel had sent Sherezer and Regem-melech, and his men, to supplicate Jehovah,

New American Standard Bible

Now the town of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech and their men to seek the favor of the Lord,

King James Version

When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,

Holman Bible

Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer, Regem-melech, and their men to plead for the Lord’s favor

International Standard Version

The people of Bethel were sending Sharezer, Regem-melech, and their men to pray in the LORD's presence

A Conservative Version

Now [those of] Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to entreat the favor of LORD,

American Standard Version

Now they of Beth-el had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to entreat the favor of Jehovah,

Amplified

Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech and their men to seek the favor of the Lord,

Bible in Basic English

Now they of Beth-el had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech to make a request for grace from the Lord,

Julia Smith Translation

And he will send to the house of God, the chief of the treasure, and the friend of the king, and his men to beseech the face of Jehovah.

King James 2000

When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,

Lexham Expanded Bible

And [the people of] Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem-Melech, and their men, to entreat {the favor} of Yahweh,

Modern King James verseion

And Sherezer and Regem-melech and his men had been sent to the house of God, to seek the favor of Jehovah,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

What time as Sharezer and Regemmelech and the men that were with them, sent unto Bethel for to pray before the LORD:

NET Bible

Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-Melech and their companions to seek the Lord's favor

New Heart English Bible

The people of Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem Melech, and their men, to entreat the LORD's favor,

The Emphasized Bible

yea when Bethel sent Sherezer and Regemmelech, and his men, - to pacify the face of Yahweh:

Webster

When they had sent to the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,

World English Bible

The people of Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem Melech, and their men, to entreat Yahweh's favor,

Youngs Literal Translation

And Beth-El sendeth Sherezer and Regem-Melech, and its men, to appease the face of Jehovah,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

unto the house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

of God
אל 
'el 
Usage: 114

שׁראצר 
Shar'etser 
Usage: 3

and Regemmelech
רגם מלך 
Regem melek 
Usage: 1

and their men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

Context Readings

Disobedience And Fasting

1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chislev, 2 when Bethel had sent Sherezer and Regem-melech, and his men, to supplicate Jehovah, 3 and to speak unto the priests that were in the house of Jehovah of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done now so many years?



Cross References

Zechariah 8:21

and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to supplicate Jehovah, and to seek Jehovah of hosts: I will go also.

Jeremiah 26:19

Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? Did he not fear Jehovah, and supplicate Jehovah, and Jehovah repented him of the evil that he had pronounced against them? And we should be doing a great evil against our souls.

1 Samuel 13:12

I said, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication to Jehovah; and I forced myself, and offered up the burnt-offering.

1 Kings 13:6

And the king answered and said to the man of God, Intreat now Jehovah thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me again. And the man of God intreated Jehovah, and the king's hand was restored to him again, and became as before.

Exodus 32:11

And Moses besought Jehovah his God, and said, Why, Jehovah, doth thy wrath burn against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a strong hand?

Ezra 6:10

that they may present sweet odours to the God of the heavens, and pray for the life of the king and of his sons.

Ezra 7:15-23

and to carry the silver and gold which the king and his counsellors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is at Jerusalem,

Ezra 8:28-30

And I said to them, Ye are holy unto Jehovah; the vessels also are holy; and the silver and the gold is a voluntary offering to Jehovah the God of your fathers.

Isaiah 60:7

All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall serve thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will beautify the house of my magnificence.

Zechariah 6:10

Take gifts of them of the captivity, of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, and come thou the same day, and enter into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah, whither they are come from Babylon;

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