2 Chronicles 29:9
World English Bible (WEB)
For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
In context
7 Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.
8 Therefore the LORD’s wrath was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to be tossed back and forth, to be an astonishment and a hissing, as you see with your eyes.
9 For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.
11 My sons, don’t be negligent now; for the LORD has chosen you to stand before him, to minister to him, and that you should be his ministers and burn incense.”
2 Chronicles 29:9 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
- KJV King James Version
- For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For behold, this is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and daughters and wives are in captivity.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And lo, fallen have our fathers by the sword, and our sons, and our daughters, and our wives [are] in captivity for this.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.