2 Chronicles 29:9 — Compare All Translations

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

And lo, fallen have our fathers by the sword, and our sons, and our daughters, and our wives [are] in captivity for this.

English ASV

For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

English Amplified

For, behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity for this.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For, behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity for this.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For behold, this is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and daughters and wives are in captivity.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Our fathers fell by the sword, and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity because of this.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

English EASY 2024

You know that cruel enemies killed our fathers. They took away our sons, our daughters and our wives as their prisoners. That was God's punishment.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

That is why our ancestors were killed in battle. Our sons, daughters, and wives were made prisoners.

For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Our fathers were killed in battle, and our wives and children have been taken away as prisoners.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Our fathers were killed in battle, and our sons, daughters, and wives are prisoners because of this.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Our fathers fell by the sword, and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity because of this.

English KJV 1611

For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

English LSB

And behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and now our sons, daughters, and wives are in captivity for all this.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

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

For our fathers, as you know, fell by the sword, and our sons, our daughters and our wives have been taken captive because of this.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Look, our fathers died violently and our sons, daughters, and wives were carried off because of this.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

That's why our people have been killed with swords. That's why our sons and daughters and wives have become prisoners.

English NIV

This is why our fathers have fallen by the sword and why our sons and daughters and our wives are in captivity.

English NKJ 1982

For indeed, because of this our fathers have fallen by the sword; and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity.

English NLT

Our fathers have been killed in battle, and our sons and daughters and wives are in captivity.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Our fathers have fallen by the sword and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

English RSV (Revised 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.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

This is why our ancestors were killed, and this is why our wives and sons and daughters were taken prisoner and made slaves.

English Tyndale 1537

For see, our fathers were overthrown with the sword and our sons, our daughters and our wives were carried away captive for the same cause.

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