complete verse (2 Chronicles 18:31)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 18:31:

  • Kupsabiny: “So, when those people saw Jehoshaphat, they said, ‘This is the king of Israel.’ Those people moved quickly towards (him) to fight. Jehoshaphat cried out and God chased those people away from him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Seeing Jehoshaphat, the chariot captains thought that he was Ahab, the king of Israel. So they turned back toward him to attack. But Jehoshaphat cried out, screaming, and the LORD God delivered him. God turned the captains of the chariot to the other side, away from him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When the commanders of the chariots saw Jehoshafat, they thought that he is the king of Israel, so they attacked him. But Jehoshafat asked help from the LORD, and he helped him by causing-to-turn-away his enemies from him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So when the soldiers who were driving the Syrian chariots saw Jehoshaphat wearing the royal robes, they thought ‘He must be the king of Israel!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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