Verse 7

And there gathered to him worthless men, sons of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not resist them.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og han samlet seg verdiløse menn som gjorde motstand mot Rehabeam, Salomos sønn, som var ung og spinkel av hjertet og ikke kunne stå imot dem.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og det samlet seg omkring ham udugelige menn, Belials barn, som styrket seg mot Rehabeam, Salomos sønn, da Rehabeam var ung og svakhjertet og ikke kunne stå imot dem.

• Norsk King James

  Og udugelige menn, mennesker med dårlige intensjoner, har samlet seg mot Rehoboam, sønnen av Salomo, i hans ungdom, da han var mild og ikke kunne motstå dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Noen onde menn, Belials barn, samlet seg med ham og styrket seg mot Rehabeam, Salomos sønn; for Rehabeam var ung og svak, så han kunne ikke stå imot dem.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Menn uten ære, kjeltringer, samlet seg rundt ham og overvant Rehoboam, Salomos sønn, for Rehoboam var ung og svak, og han kunne ikke stå imot dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hos ham har det samlet seg lettsindige menn, Belials sønner, og de gjorde seg sterke mot Rehoboam, Salomos sønn, da Rehoboam var ung og svak i hjertet og ikke kunne stå imot dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han hadde samlet til seg tomme menn, barna til Belial, som hadde styrket seg mot Rehabeam, Salomos sønn, da Rehabeam var ung og mildhjertet og ikke kunne motstå dem.

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

  Hos ham har det samlet seg lettsindige menn, Belials sønner, og de gjorde seg sterke mot Rehoboam, Salomos sønn, da Rehoboam var ung og svak i hjertet og ikke kunne stå imot dem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Med ham samlet det seg udugelige menn, sønner av Belial, og de styrket seg mot Rehabeam, Salomos sønn. Rehabeam var ung og svak i hjertet og klarte ikke motstå dem.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then worthless and reckless men gathered around him and opposed Rehoboam, son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and inexperienced and could not stand against them.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Og tomhendre og onde menn samlet seg rundt ham og styrket seg mot Rehabeam, Salomos sønn. Rehabeam var da ung og svak til motet, og kunne ikke stå imot dem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og løse Mænd, Belials Børn, samlede sig til ham og bekræftede sig imod Rhoboam, Salomos Søn; thi Rhoboam var ung og blødhjertig, at han ikke kunde styrke sig imod dem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og hos ham har forsamlet seg lettvinte menn, syndens sønner, og de har stått imot Rehoboam, Salomos sønn, da Rehoboam var ung og uerfaren og ikke kunne stå imot dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det samlet seg worthless men, base fellows til ham, som styrket seg mot Rehabeam, Salomos sønn, da Rehabeam var ung og veik av hjertet og ikke kunne motstå dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Rundt ham samlet seg tomme menn, lovløse sønner som styrket seg mot Rehabeam, Salomos sønn. Rehabeam var ung og svak av hjertet, og kunne ikke stå imot dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og rundt ham samlet det seg udugelige menn, skammelige karer, som gjorde seg sterke mot Rehabeam, Salomos sønn, da Rehabeam var ung og usikker, og ikke kunne motstå dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og visse dumme og ubrukelige menn slo seg sammen med ham, og styrket seg mot Rehabeam, Salomos sønn, da han var ung og uerfaren og ikke klarte å stå imot dem.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And there resorted vnto him vagaboundes and children of Belial, and haue strengthed them selues against Roboa the sonne of Salomo: for Roboam was but yonge and of a fearfull hert, and coulde not resiste them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And there are gathered to him vayne men and wicked, and made themselues strong against Rehoboam the sonne of Salomon: for Rehoboboam was but a childe and tender hearted, & coulde not resist them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And there gathered to him lewde men, the children of Belial, and preuailed against Rehoboam the sonne of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender hearted, and could not stand before them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There were gathered to him worthless men, base fellows, who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And there are gathered unto him vain men, sons of worthlessness, and they strengthen themselves against Rehoboam son of Solomon, and Rehoboam was a youth, and tender of heart, and hath not strengthened himself against them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there were gathered unto him worthless men, base fellows, that strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And certain foolish and good-for-nothing men were joined with him, and made themselves strong against Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, when he was young and untested and not able to keep them back.

• World English Bible (2000)

  There were gathered to him worthless men, base fellows, who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Lawless good-for-nothing men gathered around him and conspired against Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was an inexperienced young man and could not resist them.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 12:13 : 13 So King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned; for Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put His name there. And his mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonitess.
• Judg 9:4 : 4 And they gave him seventy pieces of silver from the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men, who followed him.
• Judg 11:3 : 3 Then Jephthah fled from his brothers, and lived in the land of Tob: and there gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.
• 1 Sam 22:2 : 2 And everyone that was in distress, and everyone that was in debt, and everyone that was discontented, gathered to him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
• 1 Kgs 21:10 : 10 And set two men, worthless fellows, before him to bear witness against him, saying, You blasphemed God and the king. And then carry him out and stone him, that he may die.
• 1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 And two men, worthless fellows, came in and sat before him; and the men bore witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died.
• 2 Chr 10:16 : 16 And when all Israel saw that the king would not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, What part have we in David? And we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel; and now, David, see to your own house. So all Israel went to their tents.
• 2 Chr 11:1-4 : 1 When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he gathered from the house of Judah and Benjamin one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam. 2 But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying, 3 Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 4 Thus says the LORD, You shall not go up nor fight against your brethren. Return every man to his house, for this thing is of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD and returned from going against Jeroboam.
• Deut 13:13 : 13 Certain men, the children of Belial, have gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known;
• Job 30:8 : 8 They were children of fools, yes, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.
• Ps 26:4 : 4 I have not sat with false persons, nor will I go in with hypocrites.
• Prov 12:11 : 11 He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, but he who follows vain persons is void of understanding.
• Prov 28:19 : 19 He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who follows vain persons shall have poverty enough.
• Eccl 10:16 : 16 Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!
• Isa 3:4 : 4 And I will make youths their princes, and children shall rule over them.
• Acts 17:5 : 5 But the Jews who did not believe, moved with envy, took certain troublemakers from the marketplace, and gathered a mob, set all the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
• 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be infants, but in understanding be mature.
• Titus 1:10 : 10 For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
• Heb 5:12 : 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God; you have come to need milk and not solid food.