2 Kings 23:21 — Compare Translations

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

And the king commandeth the whole of the people, saying, `Make ye a passover to Jehovah your God, as it is written on this book of the covenant.`

And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto Jehovah your God, as it is written in this book of the covenant.

English Amplified

The king commanded all the people, Keep the Passover to the Lord your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

The king commanded all the people, Keep the Passover to the Lord your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the Lord your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The king commanded all the people, “Observe the Passover of the LORD your God as written in the book of the covenant.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the king commanded all the people saying, Hold the passover to Jehovah your God, as it is written in this book of the covenant.

English EASY 2024

Then the king commanded all the people, ‘The Book of God's Covenant teaches about the Passover festival. Now you must eat that Passover meal to give honour to the Lord your God.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then King Josiah gave a command to all the people. He said, "Celebrate Passover for the Lord your God. Do this just as it is written in the Book of the Agreement."

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

And the king commanded all the people, "Keep the Passover to the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

King Josiah ordered the people to celebrate the Passover in honor of the Lord their God, as written in the book of the covenant.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The king ordered all the people to celebrate the Passover for the Lord their God as it is written in this Book of the Promise.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The king commanded all the people, "Keep the Passover of the LORD your God as written in the book of the covenant."

English KJV 1611

And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.

Then the king commanded all the people saying, “Celebrate the Passover to Yahweh your God as it is written in this book of the covenant.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover to the Lord your God as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then the king commanded all the people saying, "Celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God as it is written in this book of the covenant."

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

The king issued a command to all the people to observe the Passover of the LORD, their God, as it was prescribed in that book of the covenant.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The king ordered all the people, “Observe the Passover of the LORD your God, as prescribed in this scroll of the covenant.”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The king gave an order to all of the people. He said, "Celebrate the Passover Feast to honor the Lord your God. Do what is written in this Scroll of the Covenant."

The king gave this order to all the people: "Celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant."

English NKJ 1982

Then the king commanded all the people, saying, “Keep the Passover to the Lord your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”

King Josiah then issued this order to all the people: "You must celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, as it is written in the Book of the Covenant."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The king commanded all the people, "Keep the passover to the LORD your God as prescribed in this book of the covenant."

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And the king commanded all the people, “Keep the passover to the Lord your God, as it is written in this book of the covenant.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The king then issued orders for his people to observe the Passover ceremonies as recorded by the Lord their God in The Book of the Covenant.

English Tyndale 1537

And the king commanded all the people saying: keep the feast of passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.