King James Version

2 Chronicles 12:6

Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.

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וַיִּכָּנְע֥וּvayikanevand bring downכָּנַעconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and bring down”, the next action in the storyH3665properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquishbring down (low), into subjection, under, humble (self), subdue.שָׂרֵֽיsarecaptainשַׂרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “captain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8269a head person (of any rank or class)captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.וְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְvehamelekhand the kingמֶלֶךְconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvayomrvand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…צַדִּ֥יקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said: 'The LORD is righteous.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, Jehovah is righteous.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the heads of Israel are humbled, and the king, and they say, 'Righteous [is] Jehovah.'

World English Bible

Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, “Yahweh is righteous.”

Darby Translation

And the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, Jehovah is righteous.

Douay-Rheims

And the princes of Israel, and the king, being in a consternation, said: The Lord is just.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said: 'The LORD is righteous.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the elders of Israel and the king were ashamed, and said, The Lord is righteous.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ᾐσχύνθησαν οἱ ἄρχοντες Ἰσραὴλ καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς, καὶ εἶπαν, δίκαιος ὁ κύριος.