Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 23:2:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, the king went to the Homestead of God. All the people of Judah and Jerusalem followed him, including the priests and prophets. All people were there whether famous or not famous. Then the king read to the people the words which were in the book of the covenant that was found in the Homestead of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then the King went to the temple of the LORD. With him were all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, the priests and prophets, all the people from the least to the greatest. Then by reading, he caused them to hear all the words written in the book found in the temple of the LORD,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He went to the temple of the LORD with all the people of Juda and Jerusalem from the most-honored to the most-lowly. The priests and the prophets went also (with them). Josia read to them all that was-written in the Book of the Agreement, which was-found in the temple of the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They went together to the temple, along with the priests and the prophets, and many other people, from the most important people to the least important people. And while they listened, the king read to them all of the laws that Moses had written. He read from the scroll that had been found in the temple.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
