Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 24:8:
- Kupsabiny: “Jehoiakin began to rule when he had eighteen years. He ruled from Jerusalem for three months. His mother was called Nehushta, daughter of a man who was called Elnathan from Jerusalem.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king. He reigned in Jerusalem for three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta, daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Jehoyakin was 18 years old when he became king. He lived in Jerusalem, and he reigned for a period/[lit. inside] of three months. His mother was Nehusta the child/(daughter) of Elnatan who-is from/of-Jerusalem.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became the king of Judah. His mother’s name was Nehushta; she was the daughter of a man from Jerusalem named Elnathan. Jehoiachin ruled in Jerusalem for only three months.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
