Verse 30

The LORD said to Jehu, "Because you have done well in executing what is right in my eyes and have carried out all that was in My heart against the house of Ahab, your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Herren sa til Jehu: 'Fordi du har gjort godt ved å utføre det som var rett i mine øyne, og handlet mot Akabs hus i samsvar med alt det jeg hadde i tankene, skal dine barn herske i fire generasjoner på Israels trone.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Herren sa til Jehu: «Fordi du har gjort godt med å utføre det som er rett i mine øyne, og har gjort med Ahabs hus alt som var i mitt hjerte, skal dine barn i fjerde ledd sitte på Israels trone.»

• Norsk King James

  Og Herren sa til Jehu: Fordi du har gjort godt i å utføre det som er rett i mine øyne og har gjort mot huset til Ahab i samsvar med alt som var i mitt hjerte, så skal dine barn av den fjerde generasjon sitte på Israels trone.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herren sa til Jehu: Fordi du har gjort godt og gjort det som behaget meg ved å handle mot Ahabs hus etter alt som lå i mitt hjerte, skal dine sønner til fjerde generasjon sitte på Israels trone.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og Herren sa til Jehu: «Fordi du har gjort det som er rett i mine øyne og utført alt som lå meg på hjertet mot Ahabs hus, skal dine etterkommere sitte på Israels trone i fire generasjoner.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Herren sa til Jehu: Fordi du har gjort godt i å utøve det som er rett i mine øyne, og har gjort med Ahabs hus i samsvar med alt som var i mitt hjerte, skal dine barn i fjerde ledd sitte på Israels trone.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Herren sa til Jehu: «Fordi du har handlet rett i mine øyne og gjort mot Ahab sitt hus alt som lå mitt hjerte nært, skal dine etterkommere i fjerde generasjon sitte på Israels trone.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og Herren sa til Jehu: Fordi du har gjort godt i å utøve det som er rett i mine øyne, og har gjort med Ahabs hus i samsvar med alt som var i mitt hjerte, skal dine barn i fjerde ledd sitte på Israels trone.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Herren sa til Jehu: «Fordi du har gjort godt med å utføre det som er rett i mine øyne, og har gjort med Ahabs hus alt det som var i mitt hjerte, skal dine sønner sitte på Israels trone i fire generasjoner.»

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Herren sa til Jehu: «Fordi du har gjort godt med å utføre det som er rett i Mine øyne, og har gjort mot Akabs hus alt som lå i Mitt hjerte, skal dine etterkommere sitte på Israels trone til fjerde generasjon.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Herren sagde til Jehu: Fordi at du haver gjort vel det, som ret var for mine Øine, at du gjorde mod Achabs Huus efter alt det, som var i mit Hjerte, da skulle dine Sønner i fjerde Led sidde paa Israels Throne.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Herren sa til Jehu: Fordi du har gjort godt med å utføre det som er rett i mine øyne, og har gjort med Ahabs hus som var i mitt hjerte, skal dine etterkommere i fjerde ledd sitte på Israels trone.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And the LORD said to Jehu, Because you have done well in executing what is right in my eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, your children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Yahweh sa til Jehu: Fordi du har gjort rett i mine øyne, og har utført mot Ahabs hus alt det som lå i mitt hjerte, skal dine sønner til fjerde ledd sitte på Israels trone.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Herren sa til Jehu: ‘Fordi du har gjort godt ved å gjøre det som er rett i mine øyne, og fordi du har gjort mot Ahabs hus alt det som var i mitt hjerte, derfor skal dine etterkommere inntil fjerde ledd sitte på Israels trone.’

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Herren sa til Jehu: Fordi du har gjort det som er rett i mine øyne, og har utført mot Ahabs hus alt som var i mitt hjerte, skal dine barn i fjerde generasjon sitte på Israels trone.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Herren sa til Jehu: Fordi du har gjort godt og gjort det som er rett for mine øyne og oppfyllt alt mitt formål med Ahabs hus, skal dine sønner være konger over Israel til fjerde generasjon.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the LORDE sayde vnto Iehu: Because thou hast bene wyllinge to do that which was righte in my sighte, & hast done vnto Achabs house all that was in my hert, therfore shall thy children syt vpon ye seate of Israel vnto the fourth generacion.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Lorde sayde vnto Iehu, Because thou hast diligently executed that which was right in mine eyes, & hast done vnto the house of Ahab according to all things that were in mine heart, therefore shall thy sonnes vnto the fourth generation sit on the throne of Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lorde sayde vnto Iehu: Because thou hast done right wel, in bringing to passe the thing that is right in myne eyes, and hast done vnto the house of Ahab according to all thinges that are in myne heart, therefore shall thy children vnto the fourth generation sit on the seate of Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing [that which is] right in mine eyes, [and] hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that [was] in mine heart, thy children of the fourth [generation] shall sit on the throne of Israel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh said to Jehu, Because you have done well in executing that which is right in my eyes, [and] have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, your sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehovah saith unto Jehu, `Because that thou hast done well, to do that which `is' right in Mine eyes -- according to all that `is' in My heart thou hast done to the house of Ahab -- the sons of the fourth `generation' do sit for thee on the throne of Israel.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, [and] hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, thy sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Lord said to Jehu, Because you have done well in doing what is right in my eyes and effecting all my purpose for the family of Ahab, your sons will be kings of Israel to the fourth generation.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh said to Jehu, "Because you have done well in executing that which is right in my eyes, [and] have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, your sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD said to Jehu,“You have done well. You have accomplished my will and carried out my wishes with regard to Ahab’s dynasty. Therefore four generations of your descendants will rule over Israel.”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 10:35 : 35 Jehu rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. And his son Jehoahaz succeeded him as king.
• 2 Kgs 13:1 : 1 In the twenty-third year of Joash son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned for seventeen years.
• 2 Kgs 13:10 : 10 In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned for sixteen years.
• 2 Kgs 14:23 : 23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, began to reign in Samaria, and he reigned for forty-one years.
• 2 Kgs 15:8-9 : 8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah, king of Judah, Zechariah, son of Jeroboam, became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned for six months. 9 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, as his ancestors had done. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which caused Israel to sin. 10 Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against him. He struck him in front of the people, killed him, and became king in his place. 11 The other events of Zechariah’s reign are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 12 This fulfilled the word of the LORD spoken to Jehu: 'Your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.' And so it was.
• Ezek 29:18-20 : 18 Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre; every head was rubbed bare and every shoulder made raw. But neither he nor his army received wages from Tyre for the labor he had performed against it. 19 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He will carry off her wealth, her plunder, and her loot as wages for his army. 20 As payment for the labor he performed, I have given him the land of Egypt, because they worked for me, declares the Lord GOD.
• Hos 1:4 : 4 Then the LORD said to him, "Call him Jezreel, because in a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed at Jezreel, and I will bring an end to the kingdom of Israel."
• 1 Sam 15:18-24 : 18 And the LORD sent you on a mission, saying, 'Go and utterly destroy the sinful Amalekites; wage war against them until you completely wipe them out.' 19 Why then did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush for the spoil and do what is evil in the eyes of the LORD? 20 But Saul said to Samuel, 'I did obey the LORD. I went on the mission the LORD assigned me. I brought back Agag, the king of Amalek, and I utterly destroyed the Amalekites.' 21 But the people took sheep and cattle from the plunder—the best of what was devoted to destruction—to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal. 22 Then Samuel said, 'Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.' 23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and defiance is like iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king. 24 Then Saul said to Samuel, 'I have sinned. I disregarded the command of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.'
• 1 Kgs 20:42 : 42 The prophet said to him, 'This is what the LORD says: Because you released a man I had determined should die, it will be your life for his life, and your people for his people.'
• 1 Kgs 21:22 : 22 I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and have caused Israel to sin.'
• 1 Kgs 21:29 : 29 'Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself, I will not bring disaster during his lifetime; but in the days of his son, I will bring disaster on his house.'