MANNAFEST

And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.

KJV

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ASV

And they trespassed against the God of their fathers, and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God destroyed before them.

WEB

They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their families. But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.

YLT

And they trespass against the God of their fathers, and go a-whoring after the gods of the peoples of the land whom God destroyed from their presence;

DBT

And they transgressed against theGod of their fathers, and went a whoring after thegods of the peoples of the land, whomGod had destroyed before them.

About this book

Old Testament

1 ChroniclesA post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?

Author
The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra, per rabbinic tradition)
Date
Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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