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2 Chronicles 6:23

23 then hear from heaven and act and judge your servants, repaying the guilty by bringing his conduct on his own head, and vindicating the righteous by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

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2 Chronicles 6:23 — The New International Version (NIV)

23 then hear from heaven and act. Judge between your servants, condemning the guilty and bringing down on their heads what they have done, and vindicating the innocent by treating them in accordance with their innocence.

2 Chronicles 6:23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

23 Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.

2 Chronicles 6:23 — New Living Translation (NLT)

23 then hear from heaven and judge between your servants—the accuser and the accused. Pay back the guilty as they deserve. Acquit the innocent because of their innocence.

2 Chronicles 6:23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

23 then hear from heaven, and act, and judge Your servants, bringing retribution on the wicked by bringing his way on his own head, and justifying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness.

2 Chronicles 6:23 — New Century Version (NCV)

23 then hear in heaven. Judge the case, punish the guilty, but declare that the innocent person is not guilty.

2 Chronicles 6:23 — American Standard Version (ASV)

23 then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, requiting the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

2 Chronicles 6:23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

23 then hear thou from the heavens, and do, and judge thy servants, requiting the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head; and justifying the righteous, giving him according to his righteousness.

2 Chronicles 6:23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

23 then hear ⸤that person⸥ in heaven, take action, and make a decision. 

Repay the guilty person with the proper punishment, 

but declare the innocent person innocent. 

2 Chronicles 6:23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

23 may You hear in heaven and act.

May You judge Your servants,

condemning the wicked man by bringing

what he has done on his own head

and providing justice for the righteous

by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

2 Chronicles 6:23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

23 may you hear from heaven, and act, and judge your servants, repaying the guilty by bringing their conduct on their own head, and vindicating those who are in the right by rewarding them in accordance with their righteousness.

2 Chronicles 6:23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

23 then may you yourself hear from the heavens and act and judge your servants, to repay the guilty by bringing his way upon his head and to vindicate the righteous by giving to him according to his righteousness.

2 Chronicles 6:23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

23 When he does, listen to him from heaven. Take action. Judge between the man and his neighbor. Pay back the one who is guilty. Do to him what he has done to the other person. Tell everyone that the person who hasn’t done anything wrong is free of blame. That will prove he isn’t guilty.

2 Chronicles 6:23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

23 then hear from heaven and act and judge Your servants, punishing the wicked by bringing his way on his own head and justifying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness.


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