2 Chronicles 13:5 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Is it not for you to know that Jehovah, God of Israel, hath given the kingdom to David over Israel to the age, to him and to his sons -- a covenant of salt?

English ASV

Ought ye not to know that Jehovah, the God of Israel, gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?

English Amplified

Ought you not to know that the Lord, the God of Israel, gave the kingship over Israel to David forever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Ought you not to know that the Lord, the God of Israel, gave the kingship over Israel to David forever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Do you not know that the Lord, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Don’t you know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Ought ye not to know that Jehovah the God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, to him and to his sons [by] a covenant of salt?

English EASY 2024

The Lord, Israel's God, has chosen David and his descendants to be kings of Israel for all time. You know that God has promised that must happen.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

You should know that the Lord, the God of Israel, gave David and his sons the right to be king over Israel forever. God gave this right to David with an agreement of salt.

Ought you not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel forever to David and his sons by a covenant of salt?

English GNT (Good News Translation)

“Don't you know that the Lord, the God of Israel, made an unbreakable covenant with David, giving him and his descendants kingship over Israel forever?

English God's Word - GW 1995

Don't you know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingdom of Israel to David and his descendants forever in a permanent promise?

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Don't you know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?

English KJV 1611

Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?

English LSB

Do you not know that Yahweh, the God of Israel, gave the rule over Israel forever to David and his sons by a covenant of salt?

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Do you all not know that the Lord God of Israel has perpetually given the kingdom of Israel to David, even to him and to his sons with a covenant of salt?

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Do you not know that the LORD God of Israel gave the rule over Israel forever to David and his sons by a covenant of salt?

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingdom of Israel to David forever, to him and to his sons, by a covenant made in salt?

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Don’t you realize that the LORD God of Israel has given David and his dynasty lasting dominion over Israel by a formal agreement?

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The Lord is the God of Israel. Don't you know that he has placed David and his sons after him on Israel's throne forever? The Lord made a covenant of salt with David. The salt means the covenant will last for all time to come.

English NIV

Don't you know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?

English NKJ 1982

Should you not know that the Lord God of Israel gave the dominion over Israel to David forever, to him and his sons, by a covenant of salt?

English NLT

Don't you realize that the LORD, the God of Israel, made an unbreakable covenant with David, giving him and his descendants the throne of Israel forever?

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Do you not know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel forever to David and his sons by a covenant of salt?

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Ought you not to know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel for ever to David and his sons by a covenant of salt?

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Don't you realize that God, the one and only God of Israel, established David and his sons as the permanent rulers of Israel, ratified by a 'covenant of salt'—God's kingdom ruled by God's king?

English Tyndale 1537

Becometh it not you to know how the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom of Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons, with a salted covenant.