New International Version
Then he took a member of the royal family and made a treaty with him, putting him under oath. He also carried away the leading men of the land,

New Living Translation
He made a treaty with a member of the royal family and forced him to take an oath of loyalty. He also exiled Israel’s most influential leaders,

English Standard Version
And he took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (the chief men of the land he had taken away),

Berean Standard Bible
He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,

King James Bible
And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:

New King James Version
And he took the king’s offspring, made a covenant with him, and put him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,

New American Standard Bible
Then he took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,

NASB 1995
‘He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,

NASB 1977
‘And he took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,

Legacy Standard Bible
He took one of the royal seed and cut a covenant with him and brought him under oath. He also took away the dominant one of the land,

Amplified Bible
And he took a member of the royal family [the king’s uncle, Zedekiah] and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took the important leaders of the land,

Christian Standard Bible
He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he took away the leading men of the land,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he took away the leading men of the land,

American Standard Version
And he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he shall take from the seed of the kingdom and covenant a covenant with him, also he enters into an oath with him and he takes the Rulers of the land that they will not be exalted

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he shall take of the seed royal, and shall make a covenant with him, and shall bind him with an oath: and he shall take the princes of the land:

Contemporary English Version
He chose someone from the family of Judah's king and signed a treaty with him, then made him swear to be loyal. He also led away other important citizens,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he shall take one of the king's seed, and make a covenant with him, and take an oath of him. Yea, and he shall take away the mighty men of the land,

English Revised Version
and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he took someone from the royal family, made a treaty with him, and made him promise to be loyal. He took away the leading citizens from Judah

Good News Translation
He took one of the king's family, made a treaty with him, and made him swear to be loyal. He took important men as hostages

International Standard Version
Then he took one of the royal descendants, made a covenant with him, and put him under an oath of loyalty, taking the leaders of the land captive

JPS Tanakh 1917
and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him, and brought him under an oath, and the mighty of the land he took away;

Literal Standard Version
And he takes of the seed of the kingdom, | And makes a covenant with him, | And brings him into an oath, | And he has taken the mighty of the land,

Majority Standard Bible
He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,

New American Bible
After removing the nobles from the land, he then took one of the royal line And made a covenant with him, binding him under oath,

NET Bible
He took one from the royal family, made a treaty with him, and put him under oath. He then took the leaders of the land

New Revised Standard Version
He took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (he had taken away the chief men of the land),

New Heart English Bible
and he took of the royal family, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;

Webster's Bible Translation
And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath from him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:

World English Bible
He took one of the royal offspring, and made a covenant with him. He also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land,

Young's Literal Translation
And he taketh of the seed of the kingdom, And maketh with him a covenant, And bringeth him in to an oath, And the mighty of the land he hath taken,

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