(NIV)
So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, ‘After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?’
(ESV)
So
Sarah laughed to
herself,
saying “
After I am
worn out, and my
lord is
old, shall I have
pleasure?”
(NIV)
Then Rebekah took the best clothes of her elder son Esau, which she had in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob.
(ESV)
Then
Rebekah took the
best garments of
Esau her
older son,
which were with her in the
house, and put them
on Jacob her
younger son.
(NIV)
The young man, who was the most honoured of all his father’s family, lost no time in doing what they said, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.
(ESV)
And the
young man did
not delay to
do the
thing, because he
delighted in
Jacob’s daughter. Now he was the
most honored of
all his
father’s house.
(NIV)
If the
Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us.
(ESV)
If the
Lord delights in us, he will
bring us into
this land and
give it to us, a
land that
flows with
milk and
honey.
(NIV)
If you are not pleased with her, let her go wherever she wishes. You must not sell her or treat her as a slave, since you have dishonoured her.
(ESV)
But
if you
no longer
delight in her, you shall let
her go where she
wants. But you shall
not sell her for
money,
nor shall you treat her as a
slave,
since you have
humiliated her.
(NIV)
However, if a man does not want to marry his brother’s wife, she shall go to the elders at the town gate and say, ‘My husband’s brother refuses to carry on his brother’s name in Israel. He will not fulfil the duty of a brother-in-law to me.’
(ESV)
And
if the
man does
not wish to
take his
brother’s wife, then his
brother’s wife shall
go up to the
gate to the
elders and
say, ‘My
husband’s brother refuses to
perpetuate his
brother’s name in
Israel; he
will not perform the duty of a
husband’s brother to me.’
(NIV)
Then the elders of his town shall summon him and talk to him. If he persists in saying, ‘I do not want to marry her,’
(ESV)
Then the
elders of his
city shall
call him and
speak to him, and if he
persists,
saying, ‘I do
not wish to
take her,’
(NIV)
The most gentle and sensitive woman among you – so sensitive and gentle that she would not venture to touch the ground with the sole of her foot – will begrudge the husband she loves and her own son or daughter
(ESV)
The
most tender and
refined woman among you,
who would
not venture to
set the
sole of her
foot on the
ground because she is so
delicate and
tender, will
begrudge to the
husband she
embraces to her
son and to her
daughter,
(NIV)
But his wife answered, ‘If the
Lord had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and grain offering from our hands, nor shown us all these things or now told us this.’
(ESV)
But his
wife said to him, “
If the
Lord had
meant to
kill us, he would not have
accepted a
burnt offering and a
grain offering at our
hands, or
shown us all these things, or
now announced to us such things as
these.”
(NIV)
Stay here for the night, and in the morning if he wants to do his duty as your guardian-redeemer, good; let him redeem you. But if he is not willing, as surely as the
Lord lives I will do it. Lie here until morning.’
(ESV)
Remain tonight, and in the
morning,
if he will
redeem you,
good; let him do
it. But
if he
is not willing to
redeem you, then, as the
Lord lives, I will
redeem you. Lie
down until the
morning.”
(NIV)
If one person sins against another, God may mediate for the offender; but if anyone sins against the
Lord, who will intercede for them?’ His sons, however, did not listen to their father’s rebuke, for it was the
Lord’s will to put them to death.
(ESV)
If someone sins against a
man,
God will
mediate for him, but if
someone sins against the
Lord,
who can intercede for him?” But they would not
listen to the
voice of their
father for it was the
will of the
Lord to put them to
death.
(NIV)
As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them; they have been found. And to whom is all the desire of Israel turned, if not to you and your whole family line?’
(ESV)
As for your
donkeys that were
lost three days ago, do
not set your
mind on them,
for they have been
found. And for
whom is
all that is
desirable in
Israel? Is it
not for you and for
all your
father’s house?”
(NIV)
But Samuel replied:
‘Does the
Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obeying the
Lord?
To obey is better than sacrifice,
and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
(ESV)
And
Samuel said,
“Has the
Lord as
great delight in
burnt offerings and
sacrifices,
as in
obeying the
voice of the
Lord?
Behold, to
obey is
better than sacrifice,
and to
listen than the
fat of
rams.
(NIV)
Then Saul ordered his attendants: ‘Speak to David privately and say, “Look, the king likes you, and his attendants all love you; now become his son-in-law.”’
(ESV)
And
Saul commanded his
servants, “Speak
to David in
private and
say, ‘
Behold, the
king has
delight in you, and
all his
servants love you.
Now then become the
king’s son-in-law.’”
(NIV)
Saul replied, ‘Say to David, “The king wants no other price for the bride than a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies.”’ Saul’s plan was for David to fall by the hands of the Philistines.
(ESV)
Then
Saul said, “
Thus shall you
say to
David, ‘The
king desires no bride-price except a
hundred foreskins of the
Philistines, that he may be
avenged of the
king’s enemies.’” Now
Saul thought to make
David fall by the
hand of the
Philistines.
(NIV)
Saul told his son Jonathan and all the attendants to kill David. But Jonathan had taken a great liking to David
(ESV)
And
Saul spoke to
Jonathan his
son and to
all his
servants, that they should
kill David. But
Jonathan,
Saul’s son,
delighted much in
David.
(NIV)
‘Daughters of Israel,
weep for Saul,
who clothed you in scarlet and finery,
who adorned your garments with ornaments of gold.
(ESV)
“You
daughters of
Israel,
weep over
Saul,
who
clothed you
luxuriously in
scarlet,
who
put ornaments of
gold on your
apparel.
(NIV)
But if he says, “I am not pleased with you,” then I am ready; let him do to me whatever seems good to him.’
(ESV)
But
if he
says, ‘I have
no pleasure in you,’
behold, here I am, let him
do to me
what seems good to him.”
(NIV)
One of Joab’s men stood beside Amasa and said, ‘Whoever favours Joab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab!’
(ESV)
And
one of
Joab’s young men took his stand by Amasa and
said, “
Whoever favors Joab, and
whoever is for
David, let him
follow Joab.”
(NIV)
He brought me out into a spacious place;
he rescued me because he delighted in me.
(ESV)
He
brought me out into a
broad place;
he
rescued me,
because he
delighted in me.
(NIV)
‘If my house were not right with God,
surely he would not have made with me an everlasting covenant,
arranged and secured in every part;
surely he would not bring to fruition my salvation
and grant me my every desire.
(ESV)
“
For does
not my
house stand
so with God?
For he has
made with me an
everlasting covenant,
ordered in
all things and
secure.
For will he
not cause to
prosper all my
help and my
desire?
(NIV)
But Joab replied to the king, ‘May the
Lord your God multiply the troops a hundred times over, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?’
(ESV)
But
Joab said to the
king, “May the
Lord your
God add to the
people a
hundred times as
many as they are, while the
eyes of my
lord the
king still
see it, but why does my
lord the
king delight in this
thing?”
(NIV)
So Hiram sent word to Solomon:
‘I have received the message you sent me and will do all you want in providing the cedar and juniper logs.
(ESV)
And
Hiram sent to
Solomon,
saying, “I have
heard the message that you have
sent to me. I am ready to
do all you
desire in the
matter of
cedar and
cypress timber.
(NIV)
My men will haul them down from Lebanon to the Mediterranean Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate them and you can take them away. And you are to grant my wish by providing food for my royal household.’
(ESV)
My
servants shall
bring it down to the
sea from Lebanon, and I will
make it into
rafts to go by
sea to the
place you
direct. And I will have them
broken up there, and you shall
receive it. And you shall
meet my
wishes by
providing food for my
household.”
(NIV)
In this way Hiram kept Solomon supplied with all the cedar and juniper logs he wanted,
(ESV)
So
Hiram supplied Solomon with all the
timber of
cedar and
cypress that he
desired,
(NIV)
When Solomon had finished building the temple of the
Lord and the royal palace, and had achieved all he had desired to do,
(ESV)
As soon as
Solomon had
finished building the
house of the
Lord and the
king’s house and
all that
Solomon desired to
build,
(NIV)
King Solomon gave twenty towns in Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, because Hiram had supplied him with all the cedar and juniper and gold he wanted.
(ESV)
and
Hiram king of
Tyre had
supplied Solomon with
cedar and
cypress timber and
gold, as
much as he
desired,
King Solomon gave to Hiram twenty cities in the
land of
Galilee.
(NIV)
Praise be to the
Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the
Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness.’
(ESV)
Blessed be the
Lord your
God, who has
delighted in you and
set you on the
throne of
Israel! Because the
Lord loved Israel forever, he has
made you
king that you may
execute justice and
righteousness.”
(NIV)
King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country.
(ESV)
And
King Solomon gave to the
queen of
Sheba all that she
desired,
whatever she
asked besides what was
given her by the
bounty of
King Solomon. So she
turned and
went back to her own
land with her
servants.
(NIV)
Even after this, Jeroboam did not change his evil ways, but once more appointed priests for the high places from all sorts of people. Anyone who wanted to become a priest he consecrated for the high places.
(ESV)
After this thing Jeroboam did
not turn from his
evil way, but
made priests for the
high places again from among all the
people. Any who
would, he
ordained to be
priests of the
high places.
(NIV)
He answered her, ‘Because I said to Naboth the Jezreelite, “Sell me your vineyard; or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.” But he said, “I will not give you my vineyard.”’
(ESV)
And he
said to her, “
Because I
spoke to
Naboth the
Jezreelite and
said to him, ‘
Give me your
vineyard for
money,
or else,
if it
please you, I will
give you another
vineyard for it.’ And he
answered, ‘I will
not give you my
vineyard.’”
(NIV)
Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.
(ESV)
Manasseh was
twelve years old when he began to
reign, and he
reigned fifty-five years in
Jerusalem. His
mother’s name was
Hephzibah.
(NIV)
‘And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the
Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you for ever.
(ESV)
“And you,
Solomon my
son,
know the
God of your
father and
serve him with a
whole heart and with a
willing mind for the
Lord searches all hearts and
understands every plan and
thought.
If you
seek him, he will be
found by you, but if you
forsake him, he will cast you
off forever.
(NIV)
Praise be to the
Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the
Lord your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them for ever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness.’
(ESV)
Blessed be the
Lord your
God,
who has
delighted in you and
set you
on his
throne as
king for the
Lord your
God! Because your
God loved Israel and would
establish them
forever, he has
made you
king over them, that you may
execute justice and
righteousness.”
(NIV)
King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for; he gave her more than she had brought to him. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country.
(ESV)
And
King Solomon gave to the
queen of
Sheba all that she
desired,
whatever she
asked besides what she had
brought to the
king. So she
turned and
went back to her own
land with her
servants.
(NIV)
So Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder, and they found among them a great amount of equipment and clothing and also articles of value – more than they could take away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it.
(ESV)
When
Jehoshaphat and his
people came to
take their
spoil, they
found among them, in
great numbers,
goods,
clothing, and
precious things, which they
took for themselves until they
could carry no
more. They were
three days in
taking the
spoil, it was so
much.
(NIV)
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years. He passed away, to no one’s regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
(ESV)
He was
thirty-two years
old when he began to
reign, and he
reigned eight years in
Jerusalem. And he
departed with
no one’s regret. They
buried him in the
city of
David, but
not in the
tombs of the
kings.
(NIV)
Hezekiah had very great wealth and honour, and he made treasuries for his silver and gold and for his precious stones, spices, shields and all kinds of valuables.
(ESV)
And
Hezekiah had
very great riches and
honor, and he
made for himself
treasuries for
silver, for
gold, for
precious stones, for
spices, for
shields, and for all kinds of
costly vessels;
(NIV)
In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon, together with articles of value from the temple of the
Lord, and he made Jehoiachin’s uncle, Zedekiah, king over Judah and Jerusalem.
(ESV)
In the
spring of the
year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and
brought him to
Babylon, with the
precious vessels of the
house of the
Lord, and made his
brother Zedekiah king over Judah and
Jerusalem.
(NIV)
20 bowls of gold valued at 1,000 darics, and two fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.
(ESV)
20 bowls of
gold worth
1,000 darics and two
vessels of
fine bright bronze as
precious as
gold.
(NIV)
Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favour in the presence of this man.’
I was cupbearer to the king.
(ESV)
O Lord let your
ear be
attentive to the
prayer of your
servant, and to the
prayer of your
servants who
delight to
fear your
name, and
give success to your
servant today, and
grant him
mercy in the
sight of
this man.”
Now
I was
cupbearer to the
king.
(NIV)
In the evening she would go there and in the morning return to another part of the harem to the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch who was in charge of the concubines. She would not return to the king unless he was pleased with her and summoned her by name.
(ESV)
In the
evening she would
go in, and in the
morning she would
return to the
second harem in
custody of
Shaashgaz, the
king’s eunuch, who was in
charge of the
concubines. She would
not go in to the
king again,
unless the
king delighted in her and she was
summoned by
name.
(NIV)
When Haman entered, the king asked him, ‘What should be done for the man the king delights to honour?’
Now Haman thought to himself, ‘Who is there that the king would rather honour than me?’
(ESV)
So
Haman came in, and the
king said to him, “
What should be
done to the
man whom the
king delights to
honor?” And
Haman said to
himself, “
Whom would the
king delight to
honor more than me?”
(NIV)
So he answered the king, ‘For the man the king delights to honour,
(ESV)
And
Haman said to the
king, “For the
man whom the
king delights to
honor,
(NIV)
Then let the robe and horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them robe the man the king delights to honour, and lead him on the horse through the city streets, proclaiming before him, “This is what is done for the man the king delights to honour!”’
(ESV)
And let the
robes and the
horse be
handed over to
one of the
king’s most noble officials. Let them
dress the
man whom the
king delights to
honor, and let them
lead him on the
horse through the
square of the
city,
proclaiming before him: ‘
Thus shall it be
done to the
man whom the
king delights to
honor.’”
(NIV)
So Haman got the robe and the horse. He robed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the city streets, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man the king delights to honour!’
(ESV)
So
Haman took the
robes and the
horse, and he
dressed Mordecai and
led him through the
square of the
city,
proclaiming before him, “
Thus shall it be
done to the
man whom the
king delights to
honor.”
(NIV)
Though they wished to dispute with him,
they could not answer him once in a thousand times.
(ESV)
If one
wished to contend with him,
one could not
answer him
once in a
thousand times.
(NIV)
But I desire to speak to the Almighty
and to argue my case with God.
(ESV)
But I would
speak to the
Almighty,
and I
desire to
argue my case with
God.
(NIV)
Yet they say to God, “Leave us alone!
We have no desire to know your ways.
(ESV)
They
say to
God ‘
Depart from us!
We do
not desire the
knowledge of your
ways.
(NIV)
For what do they care about the families they leave behind
when their allotted months come to an end?
(ESV)
For what do they
care for their
houses after them,
when the
number of their
months is
cut off?
(NIV)
What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous?
What would he gain if your ways were blameless?
(ESV)
Is it any
pleasure to the
Almighty if you are in the
right,
or is it
gain to him
if you make your
ways blameless?
(NIV)
Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty
and will lift up your face to God.
(ESV)
For then you will
delight yourself in the
Almighty and
lift up your
face to
God.
(NIV)
Will they find delight in the Almighty?
Will they call on God at all times?
(ESV)
Will he take
delight in the
Almighty?
Will he
call upon
God at
all times?
(NIV)
‘If I have denied the desires of the poor
or let the eyes of the widow grow weary,
(ESV)
“
If I have
withheld anything that the
poor desired,
or have caused the
eyes of the
widow to
fail,
(NIV)
If you have anything to say, answer me;
speak up, for I want to vindicate you.
(ESV)
If you
have any
words answer me;
speak, for I
desire to
justify you.
(NIV)
Its tail sways like a cedar;
the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.
(ESV)
He makes his
tail stiff like a
cedar;
the
sinews of his
thighs are
knit together.
(NIV)
but whose delight is in the law of the
Lord,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
(ESV)
but his
delight is in the
law of the
Lord,
and on his
law he
meditates day and
night.
(NIV)
For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;
with you, evil people are not welcome.
(ESV)
For you are not a
God who
delights in
wickedness;
evil may
not dwell with you.
(NIV)
I say of the holy people who are in the land,
‘They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.’
(ESV)
As for the
saints in the
land,
they are the
excellent ones,
in whom is
all my
delight.
(NIV)
He brought me out into a spacious place;
he rescued me because he delighted in me.
(ESV)
He
brought me out into a
broad place;
he
rescued me,
because he
delighted in me.
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