He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
Parallel translations
- KJV He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
- BSB He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
- NKJV He permitted no one to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,
- NASB He allowed no one to oppress them, And He rebuked kings for their sakes, saying,
- NLT Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf:
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Cross-references · 6
- Gen 35:5They traveled, and a terror of God was on the cities that were around them, and they didn’t pursue the sons of Jacob.
- Exod 7:16–17You shall tell him, ‘Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying, “Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness:” and behold, until now you haven’t listened.
- Gen 31:24–29God came to Laban, the Syrian, in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Be careful that you don’t speak to Jacob either good or bad.”
- Gen 26:14–33He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.
- Gen 20:1–7Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.
- Gen 12:14–17When Abram had come into Egypt, Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
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