2 Kings 10:3
What does 2 Kings 10:3 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Kings 10:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000look ye out the best and meetest of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Look even out the best and meetest of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901look ye out the best and meetest of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Take the best and most upright of your master's sons, and make him king in his father's place, and put up a fight for your master's family.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and ye have seen the best and the uprightest of the sons of your lord, and have set <FI>him<Fi> on the throne of his father, and fight ye for the house of your lord.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Choose the best, and him that shall please you most of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for the house of your master.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890look out the best and worthiest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 10:24
And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom Jehovah hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, Long live the king.
- 2 Samuel 2:8
Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, had taken Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
- John 18:36
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
- 2 Samuel 2:12
And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
- 1 Kings 1:24
And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
- 1 Samuel 11:15
And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before Jehovah in Gilgal; and there they offered sacrifices of peace-offerings before Jehovah; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.