Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors and prostituted themselves to the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. New Living Translation But these tribes were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors. They worshiped the gods of the nations that God had destroyed. English Standard Version But they broke faith with the God of their fathers, and whored after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. Berean Standard Bible But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. King James Bible And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them. New King James Version And they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. New American Standard Bible But they were untrue to the God of their fathers and prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. NASB 1995 But they acted treacherously against the God of their fathers and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. NASB 1977 But they acted treacherously against the God of their fathers, and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. Legacy Standard Bible But they acted unfaithfully against the God of their fathers and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. Amplified Bible But they acted treacherously against the God of their fathers and played the prostitute with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. Christian Standard Bible But they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors. They prostituted themselves with the gods of the nations God had destroyed before them. Holman Christian Standard Bible But they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors. They prostituted themselves with the gods of the nations God had destroyed before them. American Standard Version And they trespassed against the God of their fathers, and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God destroyed before them. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they denied the God of their fathers, and they went astray after gods of the nations of the Earth whom LORD JEHOVAH had destroyed from before them. Brenton Septuagint Translation But they rebelled against the God of their fathers, and went a-whoring after the gods of the nations of the land, whom God cast out from before them. Contemporary English Version The people of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh were unfaithful to the God their ancestors had worshiped, and they started worshiping the gods of the nations that God had forced out of Canaan. Douay-Rheims Bible But they forsook the God of their fathers, and went astray after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them. English Revised Version And they trespassed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God destroyed before them. GOD'S WORD® Translation But Gad, Reuben, and half of the tribe of Manasseh were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors. They chased after the gods of the people of the land as if they were prostitutes. God had destroyed these people as the Israelites arrived. Good News Translation But the people were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors and deserted him to worship the gods of the nations whom God had driven out of the land. International Standard Version But they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors by prostituting themselves to the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had exterminated right in front of them. JPS Tanakh 1917 And they broke faith with the God of their fathers, and went astray after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God destroyed before them. Literal Standard Version And they trespass against the God of their fathers, and go whoring after the gods of the peoples of the land whom God destroyed from their presence; Majority Standard Bible But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. New American Bible However, they acted treacherously toward the God of their ancestors by prostituting themselves to follow the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. NET Bible But they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors and worshiped instead the gods of the native peoples whom God had destroyed before them. New Revised Standard Version But they transgressed against the God of their ancestors, and prostituted themselves to the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. New Heart English Bible They trespassed against the God of their fathers, and prostituted themselves after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God destroyed before them. Webster's Bible Translation And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went astray after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them. World English Bible They trespassed against the God of their fathers, and played the prostitute after the gods of the peoples of the land whom God destroyed before them. Young's Literal Translation And they trespass against the God of their fathers, and go a-whoring after the gods of the peoples of the land whom God destroyed from their presence; Additional Translations ... Context The Half-tribe of Manasseh…24These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their families. 25But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. 26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.… Cross References Exodus 34:15 Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices. Deuteronomy 32:15 But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked--becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation. 2 Kings 15:19 Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom. 2 Kings 17:7 All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods 1 Chronicles 5:24 These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their families. 1 Chronicles 9:1 So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. Treasury of Scripture And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them. and went. Judges 2:17 And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so. Judges 8:33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baalberith their god. 2 Kings 17:7-18 For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods, … a whoring. Exodus 34:15 Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice; Judges 8:27 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house. 2 Kings 17:7 For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods, after the gods. Judges 2:12 And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger. 2 Chronicles 25:14,15 Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them… Psalm 106:34-39 They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them: … Jump to Previous Acted Astray A-Whoring Broke Destroyed Evil Faith Fathers Gods Harlot Peoples Played Presence Prostitute Prostituted Transgressed Treacherously Trespass Trespassed Unfaithful Whoring WorshippingJump to Next Acted Astray A-Whoring Broke Destroyed Evil Faith Fathers Gods Harlot Peoples Played Presence Prostitute Prostituted Transgressed Treacherously Trespass Trespassed Unfaithful Whoring Worshipping1 Chronicles 5 1. Judah and Joseph preferred before Reuben, who forfeited his birthright.3. Ruben's descendants; some of whom vanquish the Hagarites. 11. The chief men of Gad, and their habitations. 18. Ruben, Gad, and half of Manasseh, obtain a victory over the Hagarites. 23. The habitations and chief men of that half of Manasseh. 25. The captivity of the two tribes and half, for their sins. (25, 26) The captivity of the three eastern tribes. A fuller account may be read in 2Kings 17:6-18. (25) They transgressed against the God of their fathers.--Rather, were faithless or untrue to Him (Joshua 7:1, "committed a trespass"). Went a whoring after the gods of the people (peoples).--Jehovah was the true Lord (Ba'al) and Husband (Ish) of Israel. Apostasy from Him is, in the prophetic language, whoredom. (See Hos. 1 Chronicles 1, 2, especially 2:16, and 1 Chronicles 3) According to Kings 50100 the fatal sin of Israel evinced itself: (1) in the worship of the high places; (2) in adoration of the heavenly bodies, and the productive powers of nature; (3) in the practice of magic and divination. The people of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.--Comp. Numbers 21:21-35, and Joshua 12:6; Psalm 135:10-12. The reduction of the Canaanites was, to the mind of the chronicler, a Divine work. He is not thinking only of such extraordinary events as were told of the battle of Beth-boron (Joshua 10:11-14). All the incidents of the conquest were the Lord's doing, whether He acted through the agency of sun and moon, or storm and tempest, or the good swords of Joshua and his warriors. From the same standpoint, he ascribes the Assyrian invasions to a direct impulse from the God of Israel (1Chronicles 5:26). The Assyrian kings themselves were wont to regard their campaigns as a fulfilment of the bidding of their Divine protectors, Istar, Bel, and other imaginary beings. It was not given to them to attain to the higher vision of the Hebrew prophets and priests, who saw but one guiding and controlling power at the summit of the world. (Comp. Isaiah 10:5-15.) . . . Verses 25, 26. - The "transgressors" here described include manifestly not this half-tribe Manasseh alone, but the other tribes of Israel of whom this chapter has treated. Verse 25. - And they went a-whoring (וַיַּזְנוּ); so 2 Chronicles 21:11, 13. This verb, in one form of its root or another, occurs as many as ninety-seven times in the Pentateuch, Judges, Joshua, Psalms, Proverbs; and prophets, for only twice in Kings and four times in Chronicles, in all the rest of the Old Testament writings.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But they were unfaithfulוַיִּֽמְעֲל֔וּ (way·yim·‘ă·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4603: To cover up, to act covertly, treacherously to the God בֵּאלֹהֵ֖י (bê·lō·hê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of their fathers, אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father and they prostituted וַיִּזְנ֗וּ (way·yiz·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry themselves with אַחֲרֵי֙ (’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition Strong's 310: The hind or following part the gods אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of the peoples עַמֵּי־ (‘am·mê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of the land, הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land whom אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that God אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative had destroyed הִשְׁמִ֥יד (hiš·mîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8045: To be exterminated or destroyed before them. מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ (mip·pə·nê·hem) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face Links 1 Chronicles 5:25 NIV1 Chronicles 5:25 NLT 1 Chronicles 5:25 ESV 1 Chronicles 5:25 NASB 1 Chronicles 5:25 KJV 1 Chronicles 5:25 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 5:25 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 5:25 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 5:25 French Bible 1 Chronicles 5:25 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 5:25 They trespassed against the God of their (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |
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