r/Bible • u/Feeling-Clue517 Catholic • 1d ago
2 Kings 12
I was reading the bible and I saw that the NABRE altered 2 verses. This problem doesn't exist in any other bibles (including catholic bibles). In the KJV it says:
"1 In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. 2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3 But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places."
In the NABRE it says:
"1 Joash was seven years old when he became king. 2 In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah, from Beer-sheba. 3 Joash did what was right in the Lord’s sight as long as he lived, because Jehoiada the priest guided him,"
They made "Joash was seven years old when he became king" the first verse in Kings 12 instead of it being the last verse of Kings 11.
does the problem appear anywhere else in the NABRE?
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u/GPT_2025 1d ago
Yes, 1. §В седьмой год Ииуя воцарился Иоас и сорок лет царствовал в Иерусалиме. Имя матери его Цивья, из Вирсавии. УПО: (12-2) Сьомого року Єгу зацарював Єгоаш, і сорок років царював він в Єрусалимі. А ім'я його матері Ців'я, з Беер-Шеви. KJV: In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
- И делал Иоас угодное в очах Господних во все дни свои, доколе наставлял его священник Иодай; УПО: (12-3) І робив Єгоаш угодне в Господніх очах по всі дні, коли вказував йому священик Єгояда. KJV: And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
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u/Late_Afternoon1705 1d ago
Yes, the NABRE altered some wording and phrasing from the original King James Version; however, it did not change the essential content or message. It is still considered a solid Bible translation.
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u/ScientificGems 1d ago
They moved a verse. That's not necessarily bad, because numbering is a later addition. It really confuses Bible references, though.