1 Chronicles 13:4

What does 1 Chronicles 13:4 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 13:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And all the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And all the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And all the people said they would do so, for it seemed right to them.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And all the assembly say to do so, for the thing is right in the eyes of all the people.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And all the multitude answered that it should be so: for the word pleased all the people.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And all the congregation said that they should do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

Context

v.3and let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we sought not unto it in the days of Saul.

v.4This passage

v.5So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor the brook of Egypt even unto the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Samuel 18:20

    And Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

  • 2 Samuel 3:36

    And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:4

    And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly.

  • Esther 8:5

    And she said, If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king’s provinces:

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