Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 13:1:
- Kupsabiny: “Jehoahaz son of Jehu started to rule the country of Israel when Joash had twenty-three years from when he started to rule the country of Judah. He ruled from the city of Samaria for seventeen years.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash, King of Judah, son of Ahaziah, Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, became King of Israel in Samaria. He reigned seventeen years.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Jehoahaz the child/(son) of Jehu became king of Israel in the 23rd year of the reign of Joash, the child of Ahazia, in Juda. Jehoahaz stayed in Samaria, and he reigned for a period/[lit. inside] of 17 years.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “After Joash had been ruling Judah for almost 23 years, Jehu’s son Jehoahaz became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria city for 17 years.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
