1 Chronicles 13:12
Modern Translations
New International Version
David was afraid of God that day and asked, "How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?"

New Living Translation
David was now afraid of God, and he asked, “How can I ever bring the Ark of God back into my care?”

English Standard Version
And David was afraid of God that day, and he said, “How can I bring the ark of God home to me?”

Berean Study Bible
That day David feared God and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”

New American Standard Bible
David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I bring the ark of God home to me?”

NASB 1995
David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"

NASB 1977
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I bring the ark of God home to me?”

Amplified Bible
David was afraid of God that day, and he said, “How can I bring the ark of God home with me?”

Christian Standard Bible
David feared God that day and said, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
David feared God that day and said, "How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?"

Contemporary English Version
David was afraid what the LORD might do to him, and he asked himself, "Should I really be the one to take care of the sacred chest?"

Good News Translation
Then David was afraid of God and said, "How can I take the Covenant Box with me now?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
David was afraid of God that day. "How can I bring God's ark to my [city]?" he asked.

International Standard Version
But David feared God that day, and asked "How am I to bring the Ark of God to me?"

NET Bible
David was afraid of God that day and said, "How will I ever be able to bring the ark of God up here?"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

New King James Version
David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I bring the ark of God to me?”

King James 2000 Bible
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

New Heart English Bible
David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God to me?"

World English Bible
David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?"

American King James Version
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

American Standard Version
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

A Faithful Version
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How shall I bring the ark of God to me?"

Darby Bible Translation
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God to me?

English Revised Version
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

Webster's Bible Translation
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And Dauid feared God that day, saying, Howe shall I bring in to me the Arke of God?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And Dauid was afrayde of God that day, saying: how shall I bring the arke of God home to me?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And Dauid stode in feare of God the same daye, & sayde: How shal I brynge ye Arke of God vnto me?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And David fears God on that day, saying, “How do I bring the Ark of God to me?”

Young's Literal Translation
And David feareth God on that day, saying, 'How do I bring in unto me the ark of God?'

Smith's Literal Translation
And David will fear God in that day, saying, How shall I bring to me the ark of God?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he feared God at that time, saying: How can I bring in the ark of God to me?

Catholic Public Domain Version
And then he feared God, at that time, saying: “How will I be able to bring in the ark of God to myself?”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And David was afraid of LORD JEHOVAH on that day, and he said: “How will I bring the ark of LORD JEHOVAH with me?”

Lamsa Bible
And David was afraid of the LORD that day, saying. How can I bring the ark of God home to me?

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And David was afraid of God that day, saying: 'How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And David feared God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God in to myself?
















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