2 Kings 23:11

2 Kings 23:11 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

11He removed from the entrance to the temple of the Lord the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They were in the court23:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. near the room of an official named Nathan-Melek. Josiah then burned the chariots dedicated to the sun.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

11And he did away with the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the official, which was at the 23:11 Meaning of the Heb uncertaincovered courtyard; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

11He did away with the horses which the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the official, which was in the precincts; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

11And he got rid of the horses that the kings of Judah had given [in worship] to the sun at the entrance of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the official, which was in the annex; and he burned the chariots of the sun.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

11And he removed from the entrance to the house of the Lord the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They were in the court23:11 Hebrew parbarim near the chamber of an official named Nathan-melech. And Josiah burned up the chariots of the sun.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

11Josiah removed the statues of horses from the entrance to the Lord’s temple. The kings of Judah had set them apart to honor the sun. The statues were in the courtyard. They were near the room of an official named Nathan-Melek. Josiah burned the chariots that had been set apart to honor the sun.

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