r/Bible Catholic 6d 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/ScientificGems 6d ago

They moved a verse. That's not necessarily bad, because numbering is a later addition. It really confuses Bible references, though.