(NIV)
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
So when the
woman saw that the
tree was
good for
food, and that
it was a
delight to the
eyes, and that the
tree was to be
desired to make
one wise, she
took of its
fruit and
ate, and she
also gave some to her
husband who was with her, and he
ate.
(NIV)
And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.
And
for your
lifeblood I will require a
reckoning:
from every beast I will
require it and
from man.
From his
fellow man I will require a
reckoning for the
life of
man.
(NIV)
The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, ‘Why is this happening to me?’ So she went to enquire of the
Lord.
The
children struggled together within her, and she
said, “If it is thus, why is
this happening to me?” So she
went to
inquire of the
Lord.
(NIV)
Reuben replied, ‘Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you wouldn’t listen! Now we must give an accounting for his blood.’
And
Reuben answered them, “Did
I not tell you not to
sin against the
boy? But you did
not listen.
So now there comes a
reckoning for his
blood.”
(NIV)
Moses answered him, ‘Because the people come to me to seek God’s will.
And
Moses said to his
father-in-law, “
Because the
people come to me to
inquire of
God;
(NIV)
When Moses enquired about the goat of the sin offering and found that it had been burned, he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, and asked,
Now
Moses diligently inquired about the
goat of the
sin offering, and
behold, it was
burned up! And he was
angry with
Eleazar and
Ithamar, the
surviving sons of
Aaron,
saying,
(NIV)
But if from there you seek the
Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.
But
from there you will
seek the
Lord your
God and you will
find him,
if you
search after him with
all your
heart and with
all your
soul.
(NIV)
It is a land the
Lord your God cares for; the eyes of the
Lord your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end.
a
land that the
Lord your
God cares for.
The
eyes of the
Lord your
God are
always upon it, from the
beginning of the
year to the
end of the
year.
(NIV)
But you are to seek the place the
Lord your God will choose from among all your tribes to put his Name there for his dwelling. To that place you must go;
But you shall
seek the
place that the
Lord your
God will
choose out
of all your
tribes to
put his
name and make his
habitation there.
There you shall
go,
(NIV)
and after they have been destroyed before you, be careful not to be ensnared by enquiring about their gods, saying, ‘How do these nations serve their gods? We will do the same.’
take care that you be
not ensnared to
follow them,
after they have been
destroyed before you, and that you do
not inquire about their
gods,
saying, ‘
How did
these nations serve their
gods?—that I
also may
do the
same.’
(NIV)
then you must enquire, probe and investigate it thoroughly. And if it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done among you,
then you shall
inquire and
make search and
ask diligently. And
behold, if it be
true and
certain that
such an
abomination has been
done among you,
(NIV)
and this has been brought to your attention, then you must investigate it thoroughly. If it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done in Israel,
and it is
told you and you
hear of it, then you shall
inquire diligently, and
if it is
true and
certain that such an
abomination has been
done in
Israel,
(NIV)
Go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time. Enquire of them and they will give you the verdict.
And you shall
come to the
Levitical priests and to the
judge who is in office in those
days, and you shall
consult them, and they shall
declare to you the
decision.
(NIV)
or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead.
or a
charmer or a
medium or a
necromancer or one who
inquires of the
dead,
(NIV)
I myself will call to account anyone who does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name.
And
whoever will
not listen to my
words that he shall
speak in my
name, I myself will
require it
of him.
(NIV)
The judges must make a thorough investigation, and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against a fellow Israelite,
The
judges shall
inquire diligently, and
if the
witness is a
false witness and has
accused his
brother falsely,
(NIV)
If they do not live near you or if you do not know who owns it, take it home with you and keep it until they come looking for it. Then give it back.
And
if he does
not live
near you and you do
not know who he is, you shall
bring it
home to your
house, and it shall stay with you
until your
brother seeks it. Then you shall restore it
to him.
(NIV)
Do not seek a treaty of friendship with them as long as you live.
You shall not
seek their
peace or their
prosperity all your
days forever.
(NIV)
If you make a vow to the
Lord your God, do not be slow to pay it, for the
Lord your God will certainly demand it of you and you will be guilty of sin.
“If you
make a
vow to the
Lord your
God, you shall not
delay fulfilling it, for the
Lord your
God will
surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of
sin.
(NIV)
Carefully follow the terms of this covenant, so that you may prosper in everything you do.
Therefore
keep the
words of
this covenant and
do them,
that you may
prosper in
all that you
do.
(NIV)
If only they were wise and would understand this
and discern what their end will be!
If they were
wise, they would
understand this;
they would
discern their latter
end!
(NIV)
‘Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.
Only be
strong and
very courageous, being
careful to
do according to
all the
law that
Moses my
servant commanded you. Do not
turn from it to the
right hand or to the
left, that you may have good
success wherever you
go.
(NIV)
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
This Book of the
Law shall not
depart from your
mouth, but you shall
meditate on it
day and
night,
so that you may be
careful to
do according to
all that is
written in it.
For then you will make your
way prosperous, and then you will have good
success.
(NIV)
They asked each other, ‘Who did this?’
When they carefully investigated, they were told, ‘Gideon son of Joash did it.’
And they
said to
one another, “
Who has
done this thing?” And after they had
searched and
inquired, they
said, “
Gideon the
son of
Joash has
done this thing.”
(NIV)
So the Danites sent five of their leading men from Zorah and Eshtaol to spy out the land and explore it. These men represented all the Danites. They told them, ‘Go, explore the land.’
So they entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.
So the
people of
Dan sent five able men from the
whole number of their
tribe,
from
Zorah and from
Eshtaol,
to
spy out the
land and to
explore it. And they
said to them, “
Go and
explore the
land.” And they
came to the
hill country of
Ephraim, to the
house of
Micah, and
lodged there.
(NIV)
(Formerly in Israel, if someone went to enquire of God, they would say, ‘Come, let us go to the seer,’ because the prophet of today used to be called a seer.)
(
Formerly in
Israel, when a
man went to
inquire of
God, he
said, “
Come, let us
go to the
seer,”
for today’s “
prophet” was
formerly called a
seer.)
(NIV)
Whatever mission Saul sent him on, David was so successful that Saul gave him a high rank in the army. This pleased all the troops, and Saul’s officers as well.
And
David went out and was
successful wherever Saul sent him, so that
Saul set him
over the
men of
war. And this was
good in the
sight of
all the
people and
also in the
sight of
Saul’s servants.
(NIV)
In everything he did he had great success, because the
Lord was with him.
And
David had
success in
all his
undertakings,
for the
Lord was
with him.
(NIV)
When Saul saw how successful he was, he was afraid of him.
And when
Saul saw that he had
great success, he stood in
fearful awe of him.
(NIV)
The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, and as often as they did, David met with more success than the rest of Saul’s officers, and his name became well known.
Then the
commanders of the
Philistines came out to battle, and as
often as they
came out David had more
success than all the
servants of
Saul, so that his
name was
highly esteemed.
(NIV)
Then Jonathan said to David, ‘I swear by the
Lord, the God of Israel, that I will surely sound out my father by this time the day after tomorrow! If he is favourably disposed towards you, will I not send you word and let you know?
And
Jonathan said to
David, “The
Lord, the
God of
Israel, be
witness! When I have
sounded out my
father, about this
time tomorrow, or the
third day,
behold, if he is
well disposed toward
David, shall I
not then
send and
disclose it to
you?
(NIV)
Saul then said to his attendants, ‘Find me a woman who is a medium, so that I may go and enquire of her.’
‘There is one in Endor,’ they said.
Then
Saul said to his
servants,
“Seek
out for me a
woman who is a
medium, that I may
go to her and
inquire of her.” And his
servants said to him, “
Behold, there is a
medium at
En-dor.”
(NIV)
the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun their lord, ‘Do you think David is honouring your father by sending envoys to you to express sympathy? Hasn’t David sent them to you only to explore the city and spy it out and overthrow it?’
But the
princes of the
Ammonites said to
Hanun their
lord, “Do you
think, because
David has
sent comforters to you, that he is
honoring your
father? Has not
David sent his
servants to you to
search the
city and to spy it
out and to
overthrow it?”
(NIV)
and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, ‘She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.’
And
David sent and
inquired about the
woman. And one
said, “Is not
this Bathsheba, the
daughter of
Eliam, the
wife of
Uriah the
Hittite?”
(NIV)
and observe what the
Lord your God requires: walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go
and
keep the
charge of the
Lord your
God,
walking in his
ways and
keeping his
statutes, his
commandments, his
rules, and his
testimonies, as it is
written in the
Law of
Moses,
that you may
prosper in all that you
do and wherever you
turn,
(NIV)
Solomon left all these things unweighed, because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined.
And
Solomon left all the
vessels unweighed, because there were
so many of them; the
weight of the
bronze was
not ascertained.
(NIV)
But the
Lord had told Ahijah, ‘Jeroboam’s wife is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill, and you are to give her such and such an answer. When she arrives, she will pretend to be someone else.’
And the
Lord said to
Ahijah, “
Behold, the
wife of
Jeroboam is
coming to
inquire of you
concerning her
son,
for he is
sick.
Thus and thus shall you
say to her.”
When she
came, she pretended to be
another woman.
(NIV)
But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, ‘First seek the counsel of the
Lord.’
And
Jehoshaphat said to the
king of
Israel, “
Inquire first for the
word of the
Lord.”
(NIV)
But Jehoshaphat asked, ‘Is there no longer a prophet of the
Lord here whom we can enquire of?’
But
Jehoshaphat said, “Is there
not here
another prophet of the
Lord of whom we may
inquire?”
(NIV)
The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, ‘There is still one prophet through whom we can enquire of the
Lord, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.’
‘The king should not say such a thing,’ Jehoshaphat replied.
And the
king of
Israel said to
Jehoshaphat, “There is
yet one man by whom we may
inquire of the
Lord,
Micaiah the
son of
Imlah, but I
hate him,
for he
never prophesies good concerning me, but
evil.” And
Jehoshaphat said, “Let
not the
king say so.”
(NIV)
Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers, saying to them, ‘Go and consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, to see if I will recover from this injury.’
Now
Ahaziah fell through the
lattice in his
upper chamber in Samaria, and lay
sick; so he
sent messengers,
telling them, “
Go,
inquire of
Baal-zebub, the
god of
Ekron,
whether I shall
recover from this sickness.”
(NIV)
But the angel of the
Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, ‘Go up and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, “Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going off to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?”
But the
angel of the
Lord said to
Elijah the
Tishbite, “
Arise,
go up to
meet the
messengers of the
king of
Samaria, and
say to them, ‘Is it because there is
no God in
Israel that you are
going to
inquire of
Baal-zebub, the
god of
Ekron?
(NIV)
‘A man came to meet us,’ they replied. ‘And he said to us, “Go back to the king who sent you and tell him, ‘This is what the
Lord says: is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending messengers to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!’”’
And they
said to him, “There
came a
man to
meet us, and
said to us, ‘
Go back to the
king who
sent you, and
say to him,
Thus says the
Lord, Is it because there is
no God in
Israel that you are
sending to
inquire of
Baal-zebub, the
god of
Ekron?
Therefore you shall
not come down from the
bed to
which you have
gone up,
but you shall
surely die.’”
(NIV)
He told the king, ‘This is what the
Lord says: is it because there is no God in Israel for you to consult that you have sent messengers to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!’
and
said to him, “
Thus says the
Lord, ‘
Because you have
sent messengers to
inquire of
Baal-zebub, the
god of
Ekron—is it because there is
no God in
Israel to
inquire of his
word?—
therefore you shall
not come down from the
bed to
which you have
gone up, but you shall
surely die.’”
(NIV)
But Jehoshaphat asked, ‘Is there no prophet of the
Lord here, through whom we may enquire of the
Lord?’
An officer of the king of Israel answered, ‘Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.’
And
Jehoshaphat said, “Is there
no prophet of the
Lord here, through whom we may
inquire of the
Lord?” Then
one of the
king of
Israel’s servants answered,
“
Elisha the
son of
Shaphat is
here,
who poured water on the
hands of
Elijah.”
(NIV)
he said to Hazael, ‘Take a gift with you and go to meet the man of God. Consult the
Lord through him; ask him, “Will I recover from this illness?”’
the
king said to
Hazael,
“
Take a
present with
you and
go to
meet the
man of
God,
and
inquire of the
Lord through him,
saying, ‘Shall I
recover from this
sickness?’”
(NIV)
And the
Lord was with him; he was successful in whatever he undertook. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
And the
Lord was with him; wherever he
went out,
he
prospered. He
rebelled against the
king of
Assyria and would not
serve him.
(NIV)
‘Go and enquire of the
Lord for me and for the people and for all Judah about what is written in this book that has been found. Great is the
Lord’s anger that burns against us because those who have gone before us have not obeyed the words of this book; they have not acted in accordance with all that is written there concerning us.’
“
Go,
inquire of the
Lord for me, and for the
people, and for
all Judah,
concerning the
words of
this book that has been
found. For
great is the
wrath of the
Lord that is
kindled against us,
because our
fathers have
not obeyed the
words of
this book, to
do according to all that is
written concerning us.”
(NIV)
Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of the
Lord, “This is what the
Lord, the God of Israel, says concerning the words you heard:
But to the
king of
Judah, who
sent you to
inquire of the
Lord,
thus shall you
say to him,
Thus says the
Lord, the
God of
Israel: Regarding the
words that you have
heard,
(NIV)
Saul died because he was unfaithful to the
Lord; he did not keep the word of the
Lord and even consulted a medium for guidance,
So
Saul died for his
breach of faith. He broke
faith with the
Lord in that he did not
keep the
command of the
Lord, and also
consulted a
medium,
seeking guidance.
(NIV)
and did not enquire of the
Lord. So the
Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
He did not
seek guidance from the
Lord. Therefore the
Lord put him to death and
turned the
kingdom over to
David the
son of
Jesse.
(NIV)
Let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we did not enquire of it during the reign of Saul.’
Then let us
bring again the
ark of our
God to us,
for we did
not seek it in the
days of
Saul.”
(NIV)
It was because you, the Levites, did not bring it up the first time that the
Lord our God broke out in anger against us. We did not enquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way.’
Because you did
not carry it the
first time, the
Lord our
God broke out against us,
because we did
not seek him according to the
rule.”
(NIV)
Look to the
Lord and his strength;
seek his face always.
Seek the
Lord and his
strength;
seek his
presence continually!
(NIV)
the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, ‘Do you think David is honouring your father by sending envoys to you to express sympathy? Haven’t his envoys come to you only to explore and spy out the country and overthrow it?’
But the
princes of the
Ammonites said to
Hanun, “Do you
think, because
David has
sent comforters to you, that he is
honoring your
father? Have
not his
servants come to you to
search and to
overthrow and to spy
out the
land?”
(NIV)
But David could not go before it to enquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the
Lord.
but
David could not go before it to
inquire of
God,
for he was
afraid of the sword of the
angel of the
Lord.
(NIV)
Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the
Lord your God. Begin to build the sanctuary of the
Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the
Lord and the sacred articles belonging to God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the
Lord.’
Now set your
mind and
heart to
seek the
Lord your
God.
Arise and
build the
sanctuary of the
Lord God,
so that the
ark of the
covenant of the
Lord and the
holy vessels of
God may be
brought into a
house built for the
name of the
Lord.”
(NIV)
As for the Hebronites, Jeriah was their chief according to the genealogical records of their families. In the fortieth year of David’s reign a search was made in the records, and capable men among the Hebronites were found at Jazer in Gilead.
Of the
Hebronites,
Jerijah was
chief of the
Hebronites of
whatever genealogy or
fathers’ houses. (In the
fortieth year of
David’s reign search was made and
men of
great ability among them were
found at
Jazer in
Gilead.)
(NIV)
‘So now I charge you in the sight of all Israel and of the assembly of the
Lord, and in the hearing of our God: be careful to follow all the commands of the
Lord your God, that you may possess this good land and pass it on as an inheritance to your descendants for ever.
Now therefore in the
sight of
all Israel, the
assembly of the
Lord, and in the
hearing of our
God,
observe and
seek out all the
commandments of the
Lord your
God,
that you may
possess this
good land and leave it for an
inheritance to your
children after you
forever.
(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.
“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.
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