complete verse (1 Kings 11:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 11:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “God also made a certain man who was called Rezon the son of Eliada to become enemy to Solomon. Rezon was one of the leaders who were under Hadadezer who was ruler of the country of Zobah. When David destroyed people in Zobah, Rezon left his leader and escaped to the wilderness together with some of the soldiers. While he was there he trained and led soldiers of raiding. Then, those people went and stayed in Damascus and then made Rezon to become ruler/king of Syria.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “After David destroyed Zobah’s army, Rezon gathered men and became a leader of rebels. Then they went to Damascus, and Rezon reigned in Damascus.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “and he became a leader/[lit. head] of the rebels that he gathered. When David defeated the soldiers of Hadadezer, Rezon and his men went to Damascus. They put-under-(their)-jurisdiction this place and they settled there.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Rezon then became the leader of a group of outlaws. That happened after David’s army had defeated Hadadezer and had also killed all his soldiers. Rezon and his men went to Damascus and started to live there, and the people there appointed him to be their king.” (Source: Translation for Translators)