Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 2:26:
- Kupsabiny: “At that, Solomon said to Abiathar, ‘Go back to your field/garden in Anathoth. You ought to die, but I am not killing you because you used to be carrying the Box of Covenant of God when my father was ruling. And also, you have also experienced all the challenges my father went through.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The King said to Abiahar the priest, "You go home to the village of Anathoth. You are one who ought to be killed, but I will not kill you now. For you have carried the Ark of the LORD before my father David, and you also took a share in all his sorrow and adversity."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then King Solomon said to Abiatar the priest, ‘You go-home to your farm in Anatot. You would-have-been deserve to be-killed too, but I will- not -kill you now for you were-entrusted of the Box of the Lord GOD when you were still with my father David, and you had-shared his hardships.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Solomon said to Abiathar the priest, ‘Go to Anathoth town, to your land there. You deserve to be killed, but I will not execute you now, because you were the one who supervised the men who carried Yahweh’s Sacred Chest for David my father, and you endured all the troubles that my father endured.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
