All Judah stood before Yahweh, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
Parallel translations
- KJV And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
- BSB Meanwhile all the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, were standing before the LORD.
- NKJV Now all Judah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children, stood before the Lord.
- NASB All Judah was standing before the Lord, with their infants, their wives, and their children.
- NLT As all the men of Judah stood before the Lord with their little ones, wives, and children,
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Quick answer
All Judah, including wives and children, stands waiting before the LORD.
Overview
The whole community, even the most vulnerable, gathers in united dependence on God. Their patient standing before Him shows corporate faith and expectation. The family of God waits together for His answer.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Ezra 10:1Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before God’s house, there was gathered together to him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very bitterly.
- Jonah 3:5The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least.
- Deut 29:10All of you stand today in the presence of Yahweh your God; your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Israel,
- Acts 21:5When those days were over, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed.
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