1 Chronicles 13:2
ContextNET © | David said to the whole Israelite assembly, “If you so desire and the Lord our God approves, 1 let’s spread the word 2 to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites in their cities, 3 so they may join us. |
NIV © | He then said to the whole assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you and if it is the will of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers throughout the territories of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their towns and pasture-lands, to come and join us. |
NASB © | David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if it is from the LORD our God, let us send everywhere to our kinsmen who remain in all the land of Israel, also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their cities with pasture lands, that they may meet with us; |
NLT © | Then he addressed the entire assembly of Israel as follows: "If you approve and if it is the will of the LORD our God, let us send messages to all the Israelites throughout the land, including the priests and Levites in their towns and pasturelands. Let us invite them to come and join us. |
MSG © | Then David addressed the entire assembly of Israel, "If it seems right to you, and it is GOD's will, let's invite all our relatives wherever they are throughout Israel, along with their relatives, including their priests and Levites from their cities and surrounding pastures, to join us. |
BBE © | And David said to all the men of Israel who had come together there, If it seems good to you and if it is the purpose of the Lord our God, let us send to all the rest of our brothers, everywhere in the land of Israel, and to the priests and the Levites in their towns and the country round them, and get them to come together here to us; |
NRSV © | David said to the whole assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if it is the will of the LORD our God, let us send abroad to our kindred who remain in all the land of Israel, including the priests and Levites in the cities that have pasture lands, that they may come together to us. |
NKJV © | And David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if it is of the LORD our God, let us send out to our brethren everywhere who are left in all the land of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites who are in their cities and their common–lands, that they may gather together to us; |
KJV | And David <01732> unto all the congregation <06951> of Israel <03478>_, unto you, and [that it be] of the LORD <03068> our God <0430>_, unto our brethren <0251> in all the land <0776> of Israel <03478>_, and with them [also] to the priests <03548> and Levites <03881> [which are] in their cities <05892> [and] suburbs <04054>_, themselves unto us: {send...: Heb. break forth and send} {in their...: Heb. in the cities of their suburbs} |
NASB © | David <01732> said <0559> to all <03605> the assembly <06951> of Israel <03478> , "If <0518> it seems good <02895> to you, and if it is from the LORD <03068> our God <0430> , let us send <07971> everywhere <06555> to our kinsmen <0251> who remain <07604> in all <03605> the land <0776> of Israel <03478> , also to the priests <03548> and Levites <03881> who are with them in their cities <05892> with pasture <04054> lands <04054> , that they may meet with us;<06908> |
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NET © [draft] ITL | David <01732> said <0559> to the whole <03605> Israelite <03478> assembly <06951> , “If <0518> you so desire <02895> and the Lord <03068> our God <0430> approves, let’s spread <06555> the word to <05921> our brothers <0251> who remain <07604> in all <03605> the regions <0776> of Israel <03478> , and to <05973> the priests <03548> and Levites <03881> in their cities <05892> , so they may join us.<06908> |
NET © | David said to the whole Israelite assembly, “If you so desire and the Lord our God approves, 1 let’s spread the word 2 to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites in their cities, 3 so they may join us. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “If to you [it is] good and from the 2 tn Heb “let us spread and let us send.” The words “the word” are supplied in the translation for clarification. 3 tn Heb “in the cities of their pasturelands.” |