NET Bible
"Look, our fathers died violently and our sons, daughters, and wives were carried off because of this."
— 2 Chronicles 29:9, NET Bible
“For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.”
“For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this. ”
“For, behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.”
“Behold, our fathers are fallen by the sword, our sons, and our daughters, and wives are led away captives for this wickedness.”
“For see, our fathers have been put to death with the sword, and our sons and daughters and wives have been taken away prisoners because of this.”
“For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.”
For our fathers were unfaithful; they did what is evil in the sight of the LORD our God and abandoned him! They turned away from the LORD’s dwelling place and rejected him.
They closed the doors of the temple porch and put out the lamps; they did not offer incense or burnt sacrifices in the sanctuary of the God of Israel.
The LORD was angry at Judah and Jerusalem and made them an appalling object of horror at which people hiss out their scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.
Look, our fathers died violently and our sons, daughters, and wives were carried off because of this.
Now I intend to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, so that he may relent from his raging anger.
My sons, do not be negligent now, for the LORD has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him, to be his ministers, and offer sacrifices.”
The following Levites prepared to carry out the king’s orders: From the Kohathites: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah;from the Merarites: Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel;from the Gershonites: Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah;