2 Chronicles 11:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the Lord God of their fathers.”

2 Chronicles 11:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Chronicles 11:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Chronicles 11:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those who set their hearts to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.”

2 Chronicles 11:16 — World English Bible

2 Chronicles 11:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice unto Jehovah, the God of their fathers. ”

2 Chronicles 11:16 — American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 11:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those giving their heart to seek Jehovah, God of Israel, have come in to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Jehovah, God of their father.”

2 Chronicles 11:16 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 11:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“— And after them, those out of all the tribes of Israel that set their heart to seek Jehovah theGod of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to Jehovah theGod of their fathers. ”

2 Chronicles 11:16 — Darby Translation

2 Chronicles 11:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And after the Leuites there came to Ierusalem of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their heartes to seeke the Lord God of Israel, to offer vnto the Lord God of their fathers.”

2 Chronicles 11:16 — Geneva Bible

2 Chronicles 11:16 in Context — 2 Chronicles 11

14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest’s office unto the Lord:

15 And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

16 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the Lord God of their fathers.

17 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.

18 And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;

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What Does 2 Chronicles 11:16 Mean?

2 Chronicles 11:16 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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