complete verse (1 Kings 22:43)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 22:43:

  • Kupsabiny: “Jehoshaphat did what was good before God as his father Asa did. Although that was so, he did not destroy where gods/idols were worshipped there on the hills. People continued to make sacrifices there and burn things that smell sweet.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Like his father Asa, Jehoshaphat obeyed the commands of the LORD and did not turn away from them. Yet, as for the places to do puja, they were not removed. People were still offering sacrifices and burning incense there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He really followed the ways of his father Asa. What he did in the sight of the LORD were righteous. But he did- not -remove the places-of-worship at the high places, so the people continued to offer and burned incense there.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Jehoshaphat was a good king, just like his father Asa had been. He did things that pleased Yahweh. But while he was king, he did not remove all the pagan altars that the people had built on the hilltops. So the people continued to offer sacrifices to idols on those altars and burned incense there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)