Verse 4

So many people gathered together and stopped all the fountains and the brook that ran through the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  En stor mengde mennesker samlet seg, og de stengte alle kildene og bekken som rant gjennom landet. De sa: «Hvorfor skulle assyrerkongene finne rikelig med vann når de kommer for å angripe?»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Mange folk samlet seg, og de stengte alle kildene og bekken som rant gjennom landet, og sa: Hvorfor skal assyrerkongens soldater komme og finne mye vann?

• Norsk King James

  Så samlet folket seg og stoppet alle kildene og bekken som rant gjennom landet, og sa: "Hvorfor skulle Assyriens konge komme og finne mye vann?"

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  En stor mengde folk samlet seg og stengte alle kildene og bekken som rant midt i landet, og sa: Hvorfor skulle kongen av Assyria komme og finne mye vann?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det samlet seg mange folk, og de stoppet alle kildene og bekken som rant gjennom landet og sa: Hvorfor skulle kongene av Assyria komme og finne mye vann?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Mange mennesker ble samlet for å stoppe alle kildene og bekken som rant gjennom landet og sa: Hvorfor skulle kongene av Assyria komme og finne mye vann?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da samlet mange seg og stengte alle kildene og bekkenet som rann midt gjennom landet, med ordene: Hvorfor skal ikke Assyriens konger komme og finne rikelig med vann?

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

  Mange mennesker ble samlet for å stoppe alle kildene og bekken som rant gjennom landet og sa: Hvorfor skulle kongene av Assyria komme og finne mye vann?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Mange folk samlet seg, og de stengte alle kildene og strømmen som rant gjennom landet. De sa: «Hvorfor skulle kongene av Assyria komme og finne mye vann?»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  A large number of people gathered together, and they stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land, saying, "Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?"

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  En stor mengde mennesker samlet seg og stengte alle kildene og bekken som fløt gjennom området. De sa: 'Hvorfor skal kongene av Assyria komme og finne mye vann?'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi meget Folk samlede sig og tilstoppede alle Kilder og den Bæk, som flød (langs) midt i Landet, og sagde: Hvorfor skulde Kongen af Assyrien komme og finde meget Vand?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så samlet mange folk seg for å stanse alle kildene og bekken som rant gjennom landet, og de sa: Hvorfor skulle kongene i Assyria komme og finne mye vann?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så samlet de mange mennesker sammen, og de stengte alle kildene og bekken som rant gjennom landet, og sa: Hvorfor skulle assyrerkongene komme og finne mye vann?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og mye folk samlet seg, og de stanset alle kildene og bekken som rant gjennom landet, og sa: «Hvorfor skal kongene i Assyria komme og finne mye vann?»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så samlet mange seg sammen, og de stengte alle kildene og bekken som rant gjennom landet, og sa: Hvorfor skal kongene i Assyria komme og finne mye vann?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så samlet de en stor mengde folk og stengte alle vannkildene og bekken som rant gjennom landet, og sa: Hvorfor la Assyrias konger komme og ha mye vann?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and there gathered together a greate people, and couered all ye welles and water brokes in the myddes of the londe, and sayde: Lest the kynges of Assur fynde moch water wha they come.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So many of the people assembled themselues, and stopt all the fountaines, and the riuer that ranne through the middes of the countrey, saying, Why should the Kings of Asshur come, and finde much water?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For there gathered many of the people together, and stopt all the welles, and the broke that ran through the middes of the land, saying: Why shall the kinges of the Assyrians come and finde much water?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So there was gathered much people together, and they stopped all the springs, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and much people are gathered, and they stop all the fountains and the brook that is rushing into the midst of the land, saying, `Why do the kings of Asshur come, and have found much water?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So there was gathered much people together, and they stopped all the fountains, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So they got together a great number of people, and had all the water-springs and the stream flowing through the land stopped up, saying, Why let the kings of Assyria come and have much water?

• World English Bible (2000)

  So many people gathered together, and they stopped all the springs, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, "Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  A large number of people gathered together and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the district. They reasoned,“Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 32:30 : 30 This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
• Isa 10:8 : 8 For he says, Are not my princes altogether kings?
• 1 Kgs 3:9 : 9 Therefore give your servant an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil: for who is able to judge this your great people?
• 1 Kgs 3:16-17 : 16 Then two women, who were harlots, came to the king and stood before him. 17 And one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I gave birth to a child with her in the house.
• 1 Kgs 19:21 : 21 And he returned from him, and took a yoke of oxen and slaughtered them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and went after Elijah and ministered to him.
• 2 Kgs 18:9 : 9 In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it.
• 2 Kgs 18:13 : 13 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.
• 2 Kgs 19:17 : 17 Truly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,
• 2 Kgs 20:20 : 20 And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
• 2 Chr 30:14 : 14 And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense they took away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.
• 2 Chr 32:1 : 1 After these events and their establishment, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered into Judah, and camped against the fortified cities, thinking to conquer them for himself.