complete verse (2 Kings 14:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 14:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “Even though that was so, (he) did not (yet) tear down where idols were worshipped there on the hills,. People continued to make sacrifices there and burned sweet smelling things.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Yet he did not remove the places to do puja. People continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He did- not -cause- the places-of-worship in the high places -to-be-destroyed, so the people continued to offer offerings/sacrifices and to burn incense there.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But, like his father, he did not tear down the places for worshipping Yahweh at pagan shrines. The people continued to burn incense to honor Yahweh on those hills instead of in Jerusalem, the place that Yahweh had appointed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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