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1 Chronicles 16:21
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KJ21
He suffered no man do them wrong; yea, He reproved kings for their sakes,
ASV
He suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
AMP
He allowed no man to oppress or exploit them, And, He reproved and punished kings for their sakes, saying,
AMPC
He allowed no man to do them wrong; yes, He reproved kings for their sakes,
BRG
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
CSB
he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their behalf:
CSBA
he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their behalf:
CEB
God didn’t let anyone oppress them. God punished kings for their sake:
CJB
he allowed no one to oppress them. Yes, for their sakes he rebuked even kings:
CEV
God did not let anyone mistreat our people. Instead he protected us by punishing rulers
DARBY
He suffered no man to oppress them, And reproved kings for their sakes,
DRA
He suffered no man to do them wrong: and reproved kings for their sake.
ERV
But the Lord did not let anyone mistreat them. He warned kings not to harm them.
EASY
But the Lord did not let anyone hurt them. He punished kings, to keep his people safe.
EHV
Yet he did not permit anyone to oppress them. He rebuked kings on their account:
ESV
he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,
ESVUK
he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,
EXB
But he did not let anyone ·hurt [oppress] them; he ·warned kings not to harm them [rebuked/admonished kings].
GNV
He suffered no man to do them wrong, but rebuked Kings for their sakes, saying,
GW
He didn’t permit anyone to oppress them. He warned kings about them:
GNT
But God let no one oppress them; to protect them, he warned the kings:
HCSB
He allowed no one to oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
ICB
But the Lord did not let anyone hurt them. He warned kings not to harm them.
ISV
he did not let anyone wrong them. He warned kings on their behalf,
JUB
He would allow no one to oppress them; he reproved kings for their sakes,
KJV
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
AKJV
he suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
LSB
He permitted no man to oppress them, And He reproved kings for their sakes,
LEB
he did not allow anyone to oppress them, and he rebuked kings on their account,
TLB
God didn’t let anyone harm them. Even kings were killed who sought to hurt them.
MSG
They wandered from country to country, camped out in one kingdom after another; But he didn’t let anyone push them around, he stood up for them against bully-kings: “Don’t you dare touch my anointed ones, don’t lay a hand on my prophets.”
MEV
He allowed no man to oppress them; He rebuked kings on their account,
NOG
He didn’t permit anyone to oppress them. He warned kings about them:
NABRE
He let no one oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings:
NASB
He allowed no one to oppress them, And He rebuked kings for their sakes, saying,
NASB1995
He permitted no man to oppress them, And He reproved kings for their sakes, saying,
NCB
He did not let anyone oppress them, for their sake he rebuked kings,
NCV
But he did not let anyone hurt them; he warned kings not to harm them.
NET
He let no one oppress them; he disciplined kings for their sake,
NIRV
But God didn’t allow anyone to treat them badly. To keep them safe, he gave a command to kings.
NIV
He allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings:
NIVUK
He allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings:
NKJV
He permitted no man to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,
NLV
He let no man make it hard for them. He spoke strong words to kings because of them, saying,
NLT
Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf:
NRSVA
he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,
NRSVACE
he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,
NRSVCE
he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,
NRSVUE
he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,
OJB
He permitted no ish to oppress them; he reproved melachim for their sakes,
RGT
“He allowed no man to do them wrong, but rebuked kings for their sakes, saying,
RSV
he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,
RSVCE
he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,
TLV
He allowed no one to oppress them, but for their sake He reproved kings:
VOICE
But He did not let those nations oppress you. He reproved the kings:
WEB
He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
WYC
He suffered not any man (to) falsely challenge them; but he blamed kings for them. (He did not allow anyone to oppress them; and he admonished kings for them.)
YLT
He hath not suffered any to oppress them, And reproveth on their account kings:
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