complete verse (2 Chronicles 24:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 24:18:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then, those people abandoned the God that their forefathers worshipped and they went to worship things that were stuck into the ground that were made to resemble Asherah and other idols. Then, God became angry with the people of Judah and Jerusalem on account of their evil.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Abandoning the temple of the LORD, God of their ancestors, they worshiped the pole of the goddess Asherah and other idols. Because of their sin, God’s anger fell on Judah and Jerusalem.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They decided to just abandon the temple of the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and worship the posts/[lit. thing-like-a-pillar] that symbolizes the goddess Ashera and the other false-gods. Because of what they had-done, God was angry to Juda and Jerusalem.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So they and the other people stopped worshiping at the temple, and they started worshiping the poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah and other idols. Because of their doing those sinful things, God was very angry with the people of Jerusalem and with the people in other places in Judah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)