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2 Chronicles 35:21

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35:21Necho12 sent messengers to him, saying, “Why are you opposing me, O king of Judah?13 I am not attacking you today, but the kingdom with which I am at war.14 God told me to hurry. Stop opposing God, who is with me, or else he will destroy you.”15

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Footnotes

  1. 12 Heb “he”; the referent (Neco) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 13 Heb “What to me and to you, king of Judah?”
  3. 14 Heb “Not against you, you, today, but against the house of my battle.”
  4. 15 Heb “Stop yourself from [opposing] God who is with me and let him not destroy you.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But he sent envoys to him, saying, “What have we to do with each other, king of Judah? I am not coming against you this day, but against the house with which I am at war. And God has commanded me to hurry. Cease opposing God, who is with me, lest he destroy you.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But Necho sent messengers to him, saying, “What quarrel is there, king of Judah, between you and me? It is not you I am attacking at this time, but the house with which I am at war. God has told me to hurry; so stop opposing God, who is with me, or he will destroy you.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, king of Judah? I have not come against you today but I am fighting another dynasty. God told me to hurry. Stop opposing God who is with me; don’t make him destroy you!”

NLTNew Living Translation

But King Neco sent messengers to Josiah with this message:

“What do you want with me, king of Judah? I have no quarrel with you today! I am on my way to fight another nation, and God has told me to hurry! Do not interfere with God, who is with me, or he will destroy you.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he sent messengers to him, saying, “What is there between us, O king of Judah? I am not against you yourself this day, but against the house making war against me. And God has commanded me to make haste. Stop opposing God, who is with me that he will not destroy you.”

KJV 1900King James Version

But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.