2 Chronicles 15:13

What does 2 Chronicles 15:13 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 15:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and that whosoever would not seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and that whosoever would not seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And that anyone, small or great, man or woman, who was not true to the Lord, the God of Israel, would be put to death.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and every one who doth not seek for Jehovah, God of Israel, is put to death, from small unto great, from man unto woman.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And if any one, said he, seek not the Lord the God of Israel, let him die, whether little or great, man or woman.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and that whoever would not seek Jehovah theGod of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

Context

v.12And they entered into the covenant to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;

v.13This passage

v.14And they sware unto Jehovah with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

Cross references

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

  • Revelation 20:12

    And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which isthe bookof life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.

  • 1 Kings 18:40

    And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

  • Exodus 22:20

    He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto Jehovah only, shall be utterly destroyed.

  • Revelation 6:15

    And the kings of the earth, and the princes, and the chief captains, and the rich, and the strong, and every bondman and freeman, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains;

  • Acts 26:22

    Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand unto this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses did say should come;

  • Job 34:19

    That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.

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