2 Chronicles 29:9 “For behold, this is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our…”

2 Chronicles 29:9

For behold, this is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and daughters and wives are in captivity.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

World English Bible

For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

American Standard Version

For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

Geneva Bible 1599

For lo, our fathers are fallen by the sword, and our sonnes, and our daughters, and our wiues are in captiuitie for the same cause.

Darby Translation

And behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

Young's Literal Translation

And lo, fallen have our fathers by the sword, and our sons, and our daughters, and our wives [are] in captivity for this.

Bible in Basic English

For see, our fathers have been put to death with the sword, and our sons and daughters and wives have been taken away prisoners because of this.

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Cross references

“our fathers”

2 Chronicles 28:17 2 Chronicles 28:5–8 Leviticus 26:17 Lamentations 5:7

2 Chronicles 28:17 · BSB

The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives.

2 Chronicles 28:5–8 · BSB

So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.

Leviticus 26:17 · BSB

And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.

Lamentations 5:7 · BSB

Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8Therefore, the wrath of the LORD has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has made them an object of terror, horror, and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.

10Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.

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