Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer, Regem-melech, and their men to plead for the Lord’s favor

New American Standard Bible

Now the town of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech and their men to seek the favor of the Lord,

King James Version

When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,

International Standard Version

The people of Bethel were sending Sharezer, Regem-melech, and their men to pray in the LORD's presence

A Conservative Version

Now [those of] Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to entreat the favor of LORD,

American Standard Version

Now they of Beth-el had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to entreat the favor of Jehovah,

Amplified

Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech and their men to seek the favor of the Lord,

Bible in Basic English

Now they of Beth-el had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech to make a request for grace from the Lord,

Darby Translation

when Bethel had sent Sherezer and Regem-melech, and his men, to supplicate Jehovah,

Julia Smith Translation

And he will send to the house of God, the chief of the treasure, and the friend of the king, and his men to beseech the face of Jehovah.

King James 2000

When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,

Lexham Expanded Bible

And [the people of] Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem-Melech, and their men, to entreat {the favor} of Yahweh,

Modern King James verseion

And Sherezer and Regem-melech and his men had been sent to the house of God, to seek the favor of Jehovah,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

What time as Sharezer and Regemmelech and the men that were with them, sent unto Bethel for to pray before the LORD:

NET Bible

Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-Melech and their companions to seek the Lord's favor

New Heart English Bible

The people of Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem Melech, and their men, to entreat the LORD's favor,

The Emphasized Bible

yea when Bethel sent Sherezer and Regemmelech, and his men, - to pacify the face of Yahweh:

Webster

When they had sent to the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,

World English Bible

The people of Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem Melech, and their men, to entreat Yahweh's favor,

Youngs Literal Translation

And Beth-El sendeth Sherezer and Regem-Melech, and its men, to appease the face of Jehovah,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

unto the house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

of God
אל 
'el 
Usage: 114

שׁראצר 
Shar'etser 
Usage: 3

and Regemmelech
רגם מלך 
Regem melek 
Usage: 1

and their men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

Context Readings

Disobedience And Fasting

1 In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. 2 Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer, Regem-melech, and their men to plead for the Lord’s favor 3 by asking the priests who were at the house of the Lord of Hosts as well as the prophets, “Should we mourn and fast in the fifth month as we have done these many years?”



Cross References

Zechariah 8:21

the residents of one city will go to another, saying: Let’s go at once to plead for the Lord’s favor and to seek the Lord of Hosts. I am also going.

Jeremiah 26:19

Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all the people of Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the Lord and plead for the Lord’s favor, and did not the Lord relent concerning the disaster He had pronounced against them? We are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”

1 Samuel 13:12

I thought: The Philistines will now descend on me at Gilgal, and I haven’t sought the Lord’s favor. So I forced myself to offer the burnt offering.”

1 Kings 13:6

Then the king responded to the man of God, “Plead for the favor of the Lord your God and pray for me so that my hand may be restored to me.” So the man of God pleaded for the favor of the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored to him and became as it had been at first.

Exodus 32:11

But Moses interceded with the Lord his God: “Lord, why does Your anger burn against Your people You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a strong hand?

Ezra 6:10

so that they can offer sacrifices of pleasing aroma to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.

Ezra 7:15-23

You are also to bring the silver and gold the king and his counselors have willingly given to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,

Ezra 8:28-30

Then I said to them, “You are holy to the Lord, and the articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the Lord God of your fathers.

Isaiah 60:7

All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you;
the rams of Nebaioth will serve you
and go up on My altar as an acceptable sacrifice.
I will glorify My beautiful house.

Zechariah 6:10

“Take an offering from the exiles, from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon, and go that same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.

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