Verse 22

Nevertheless, Josiah would not turn his face from him but disguised himself so that he might fight with him and did not heed the words of Necho from the mouth of God and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Josia vendte ikke ansiktet mot ham, men søkte å kjempe mot ham. Han hørte ikke på Nekos ord og kom for å kjempe i Megiddos dal.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Likevel ville Josia ikke vende sitt ansikt bort fra ham, men forkledde seg for å kjempe mot ham, og han adlød ikke Nekos ord fra Guds munn, og dro ut i kamp i Megiddos dal.

• Norsk King James

  Likevel ville ikke Josiah vende ansiktet fra ham, men forkledde seg for å kjempe mot ham og lyttet ikke til Nechos ord fra Guds munn, og dro ut for å kjempe i Megiddo-dalen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Josia vendte ikke sitt ansikt bort fra ham, men forkledde seg for å kjempe mot ham, og han adlød ikke Nekos ord fra Guds munn, men kom til å kjempe i Megiddos dal.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Josjia vendte ikke sitt ansikt bort fra ham, men forkledde seg for å kjempe mot ham, og hørte ikke på Nekos ord, fra Guds munn, og kom for å kjempe i Megiddo-dalen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Likevel vendte Josjia ikke ansiktet fra ham, men forkledde seg for å kjempe mot ham. Han lyttet ikke til ordene fra Necho som kom fra Guds munn, og kom for å kjempe i Megiddos dal.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Allikevel vendte ikke Josia ryggen til ham, men forkledde seg slik at han kunne kjempe med ham, og han hørte ikke til de ordene Neko fremførte fra Guds munn, og dro for å kjempe i Megiddo-dalen.

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

  Likevel vendte Josjia ikke ansiktet fra ham, men forkledde seg for å kjempe mot ham. Han lyttet ikke til ordene fra Necho som kom fra Guds munn, og kom for å kjempe i Megiddos dal.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men Josjia vendte ikke sitt ansikt fra ham, men forkledde seg for å kjempe med ham, og han lyttet ikke til Nekos ord fra Guds munn, men kom for å kjempe i Megiddos dal.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But Josiah refused to turn away from him. Instead, he disguised himself to engage him in battle. He did not heed the words of Neco, which were spoken at God's command. So he went to fight him in the valley of Megiddo.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Josjia vendte ikke ansiktet fra ham, men forkledde seg for å kjempe mot ham; han hørte ikke på Nekos ord, som var fra Guds munn, og kom inn for å kjempe i Megiddos dal.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dog vendte Josias ikke sit Ansigt omkring fra ham, men forklædte sig til at stride mod ham, og lød ikke Nechos Ord af Guds Mund, men kom at stride i Megiddos Dal.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Josiah ville imidlertid ikke vende ansiktet bort fra ham, men forkledte seg for å kjempe mot ham, og hørte ikke på Nechos ord fra Guds munn, og kom for å kjempe i Megiddo-dalen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Josjia ville likevel ikke vende ansiktet fra ham, men forkledde seg for å kjempe mot ham, og hørte ikke på Nekos ord fra Guds munn, og kom for å kjempe i Megiddos dal.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men Josjia vendte ikke ansiktet fra ham, men forkledde seg for å kjempe mot ham, og hørte ikke på Nekos ord, fra Guds munn, og kom til å kjempe i Megiddo-dalen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Likevel ville ikke Josia vende ansiktet bort fra ham, men han forkledde seg for å kjempe mot ham og lyttet ikke til ordene fra Necho fra Guds munn, og dro for å kjempe i Megiddos dal.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Josjia ville likevel ikke trekke seg, men holdt fast i sitt mål om å kjempe mot ham og ga ingen oppmerksomhet til Nekos ord, som kom fra Gud, og han dro videre til kampen i Megiddo-dalen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Neuertheles Iosias turned not his face from him, but prepared himselfe to fighte with him, and herkened not vnto the wordes of Necho out of the mouth of God, & came to fighte wt him vpon the playne besyde Mageddo.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But Iosiah would not turne his face from him, but changed his apparel to fight with him, and hearkened not vnto the wordes of Necho, which were of the mouth of God, but came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Neuerthelesse Iosia would not turne his face from him, but rather toke aduise to fight with hym, and hearkened not vnto the wordes of Necho out of the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Mageddo.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and didn't listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Josiah hath not turned round his face from him, but to fight against him hath disguised himself, and hath not hearkened unto the words of Necho, from the mouth of God, and cometh in to fight in the valley of Megiddo;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Neco from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  However, Josiah would not go back; but keeping to his purpose of fighting against him, and giving no attention to the words of Neco, which came from God, he went forward to the fight in the valley of Megiddo.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and didn't listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But Josiah did not turn back from him; he disguised himself for battle. He did not take seriously the words of Necho which he had received from God; he went to fight him in the Plain of Megiddo.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 5:19 : 19 The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
• 2 Chr 18:29 : 29 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself and go to the battle; but you put on your robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle.
• 2 Chr 35:21 : 21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, 'What have I to do with you, king of Judah? I do not come against you this day, but against the house with which I am at war. For God commanded me to make haste. Refrain from interfering with God, who is with me, so that He does not destroy you.'
• 1 Kgs 22:30 : 30 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but you put on your robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
• 1 Kgs 22:34 : 34 And a certain man drew a bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor: therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, Turn your hand, and carry me out of the army; for I am wounded.
• 2 Kgs 9:27 : 27 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu pursued him, and said, Strike him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo and died there.
• 2 Kgs 23:30 : 30 And his servants carried him dead in a chariot from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in his father's place.
• 2 Chr 18:4-6 : 4 And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Please inquire for the word of the LORD today. 5 Therefore the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I refrain? And they said, Go up, for God will deliver it into the king's hand. 6 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here another prophet of the LORD, that we might inquire of him?
• Zech 12:11 : 11 In that day there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddo.
• Rev 16:16 : 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in Hebrew Armageddon.
• 1 Kgs 14:2 : 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I ask you, and disguise yourself, so that you are not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and go to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, who told me that I should be king over this people.
• Josh 9:14 : 14 And the men took some of their provisions, and did not ask counsel from the mouth of the LORD.