1 Chronicles 13:12 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And David feareth God on that day, saying, `How do I bring in unto me the ark of God?`
English ASV
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
English Amplified
And David was afraid of God that day, and he said, How can I bring the ark of God home to me?
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
And David was afraid of God that day, and he said, How can I bring the ark of God home to me?
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
That day David feared God and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
David feared God that day and said, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God to me?
English EASY 2024
So David now became afraid of God. He said, ‘God's Covenant Box is too holy to take with me.’
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
David was afraid of God that day. David said, "I cannot bring the Box of the Agreement here to me!"
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
And David was afraid of God that day, and he said, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Then David was afraid of God and said, “How can I take the Covenant Box with me now?”
English God's Word - GW 1995
David was afraid of God that day. "How can I bring God's ark to my {city}?" he asked.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
David feared God that day, and said, "How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?"
English KJV 1611
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
English LSB
So David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I bring the ark of God back to me?”
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to myself?”
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
David was now afraid of God, and he said, "How can I bring the ark of God with me?"
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
David was afraid of God that day and said, “How will I ever be able to bring the ark of God up here?”
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
David was afraid of God that day. He asked, "How can I ever bring the ark of God back here to me?"
English NIV
David was afraid of God that day and asked, "How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?"
English NKJ 1982
David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I bring the ark of God to me?”
English NLT
David was now afraid of God and asked, "How can I ever bring the Ark of God back into my care?"
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
David was afraid of God that day; he said, "How can I bring the ark of God into my care?"
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
And David was afraid of God that day; and he said, “How can I bring the ark of God home to me?”
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Now David was afraid of God and asked, “How shall I ever get the Ark of God home?“
English Tyndale 1537
And David was so afraid of God that day, that he said, how shall I bring the Ark of God home to me?