Verse 2

Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. But he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord his God as David his ancestor had done.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Akas var tjue år gammel da han begynte å regjere, og han regjerte i seksten år i Jerusalem. Han gjorde ikke det som var rett i Herrens, hans Guds, øyne, slik hans forfar David hadde gjort.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Akas var tjue år gammel da han begynte å regjere, og han regjerte i seksten år i Jerusalem. Han gjorde ikke det som var rett i Herrens, hans Guds, øyne, som David, hans far.

• Norsk King James

  Ahaz var tjue år gammel da han begynte å regjere, og han regjerte i seksten år i Jerusalem. Han gjorde ikke det som var rett i Guds øyne, slik som hans forfar David.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Akas var tjue år da han ble konge, og han regjerte i seksten år i Jerusalem. Han gjorde ikke det som var rett i Herrens, hans Guds, øyne, slik som David, hans far hadde gjort.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Akas var tjue år gammel da han ble konge, og han regjerte seksten år i Jerusalem. Han gjorde ikke det som var rett i Herrens, hans Guds, øyne som David, hans forfader, hadde gjort.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Akas var tjue år gammel da han begynte å regjere, og han regjerte seksten år i Jerusalem. Han gjorde ikke det som var rett i Herrens, hans Guds, øyne, slik David, hans forfar, hadde gjort.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Ahaz var tjue år da han begynte å regjere, og han regjerte i Jerusalem i seksten år. Men han handlet ikke rett i Herrens, hans Guds, øyne, slik hans far David hadde gjort.

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

  Akas var tjue år gammel da han begynte å regjere, og han regjerte seksten år i Jerusalem. Han gjorde ikke det som var rett i Herrens, hans Guds, øyne, slik David, hans forfar, hadde gjort.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ahas var tjue år gammel da han ble konge, og han regjerte seksten år i Jerusalem. Han gjorde ikke det som var rett i Herrens, hans Guds, øyne, slik som hans forfar David.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Akas var tjue år gammel da han ble konge, og han regjerte i seksten år i Jerusalem. Han gjorde ikke det som var rett i Herrens, hans Guds, øyne, slik som David, hans forfar, hadde gjort.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Achas var tyve Aar gammel, der han blev Konge, og regjerede sexten Aar i Jerusalem; og han gjorde ikke det, som var ret for Herrens hans Guds Øine, som David, hans Fader.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Akas var tjue år gammel da han begynte å regjere, og han regjerte i seksten år i Jerusalem. Han gjorde ikke det som var rett i Herrens, sin Guds, øyne, slik som David, hans stamfar.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not do what was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Akas var tjue år gammel da han begynte å regjere, og han regjerte i seksten år i Jerusalem. Men han gjorde ikke det som var rett i Herrens, hans Guds, øyne, slik David, hans far, hadde gjort.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Akas var tjue år da han ble konge, og han regjerte i seksten år i Jerusalem. Han gjorde ikke det som var rett i Herrens øyne, som David, hans far, hadde gjort.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Ahas var tjue år gammel da han begynte å regjere, og han regjerte seksten år i Jerusalem. Han gjorde ikke det som var rett i Herrens, hans Guds, øyne, slik som David, hans far.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Akas var tjue år gammel da han ble konge, og han regjerte i seksten år i Jerusalem. Han gjorde ikke det som var rett i Herrens øyne, som David, hans forfar, hadde gjort.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Twetye yeare olde was Achas wha he was made kynge, & reigned sixtene yeare at Ierusalem, & dyd not yt which was righte in the sighte of ye LORDE his God, as dyd Dauid his father:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Twentie yeere olde was Ahaz, when hee began to reigne, and he reigned sixteene yeere in Ierusalem, and did not vprightly in the sight of the Lord his God, like Dauid his father:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Twentie yeres olde was he when he was made king, and raigned sixteene yeres in Hierusalem, & did not that which was right in the eies of the Lorde his God, lyke Dauid his father:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Twenty years old [was] Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he didn't do that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh his God, like David his father.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  A son of twenty years `is' Ahaz in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and he hath not done that which `is' right in the eyes of Jehovah his God, like David his father,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah his God, like David his father.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king; he was ruling for sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord his God, as David his father did.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he didn't do that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh his God, like David his father.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what pleased the LORD his God, in contrast to his ancestor David.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 3:14 : 14 If you walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and commandments as your father David did, then I will prolong your days.
• 1 Kgs 9:4 : 4 'And as for you, if you walk before Me faithfully, as your father David did, with integrity of heart and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you and keeping My statutes and judgments,
• 1 Kgs 11:4-8 : 4 As Solomon grew older, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his father had been. 5 Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. 6 So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the LORD; he did not fully follow the LORD as David his father had done. 7 At that time Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, on the hill east of Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the Ammonites. 8 He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods.
• 1 Kgs 15:3 : 3 He committed all the sins his father had done before him, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been.
• 2 Kgs 14:3 : 3 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, though not like his ancestor David. He followed the example of his father Joash instead.
• 2 Kgs 15:3 : 3 He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
• 2 Kgs 15:34 : 34 Jotham did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done.
• 2 Kgs 18:3 : 3 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his ancestor David had done.
• 2 Kgs 22:2 : 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and followed in all the ways of his ancestor David. He did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
• 2 Chr 17:3 : 3 The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the early ways of his ancestor David and did not seek after the Baals.
• 2 Chr 28:1-4 : 1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. However, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD like his ancestor David. 2 Instead, he followed the ways of the kings of Israel, and he even made cast images for the Baals. 3 He burned sacrifices in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, following the detestable practices of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. 4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
• 2 Chr 29:2 : 2 He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, just as his ancestor David had done.
• 2 Chr 34:2-3 : 2 He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, walking in the ways of his forefather David. He did not turn aside to the right or to the left. 3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his ancestor David. In the twelfth year, he started to purify Judah and Jerusalem by removing the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved images, and the cast idols.