Judah gathered themselves together to seek help from Yahweh. They came out of all the cities of Judah to seek Yahweh.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.
- BSB So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.
- NKJV So Judah gathered together to ask help from the Lord; and from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord.
- NASB So Judah gathered together to seek help from the Lord; they even came from all the cities of Judah to seek the Lord.
- NLT So people from all the towns of Judah came to Jerusalem to seek the Lord’s help.
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Cross-references · 5
- Ps 50:15Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
- Ps 60:10–12Haven’t you, God, rejected us? You don’t go out with our armies, God.
- Ps 34:5–6They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame.
- Ps 69:35For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it.
- 2 Chr 19:5He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
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