NETBible | Doing wickedness 1 is an abomination to kings, because a throne 2 is established in righteousness. |
NIV © |
Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness. |
NASB © |
It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts, For a throne is established on righteousness. |
NLT © |
A king despises wrongdoing, for his rule depends on his justice. |
MSG © |
Good leaders abhor wrongdoing of all kinds; sound leadership has a moral foundation. |
BBE © |
Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness. |
NRSV © |
It is an abomination to kings to do evil, for the throne is established by righteousness. |
NKJV © |
It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, For a throne is established by righteousness. |
KJV | [It is] an abomination <08441> to kings <04428> to commit <06213> (8800) wickedness <07562>_: for the throne <03678> is established <03559> (8735) by righteousness <06666>_. |
NASB © |
It is an abomination <8441> for kings <4428> to commit <6213> wicked <7562> acts <7562> , For a throne <3678> is established <3559> on righteousness .<6666> |
LXXM | bdelugma <946> N-NSN basilei <935> N-DSM o <3588> T-NSM poiwn <4160> V-PAPNS kaka <2556> A-APN meta <3326> PREP gar <1063> PRT dikaiosunhv <1343> N-GSF etoimazetai <2090> V-PMI-3S yronov <2362> N-NSM archv <746> N-GSF |
NET [draft] ITL | Doing <06213> wickedness <07562> is an abomination <08441> to kings <04428> , because <03588> a throne <03678> is established <03559> in righteousness .<06666> |
HEBREW | aok <03678> Nwky <03559> hqdub <06666> yk <03588> esr <07562> twve <06213> Myklm <04428> tbewt (16:12) <08441> |
NETBible | Doing wickedness 1 is an abomination to kings, because a throne 2 is established in righteousness. |
NET Notes |
1 sn The “wickedness” mentioned here (רֶשַׁע, resha’) might better be understood as a criminal act, for the related word “wicked” can also mean the guilty criminal. If a king is trying to have a righteous administration, he will detest any criminal acts. 2 tn The “throne” represents the administration, or the decisions made from the throne by the king, and so the word is a metonymy of adjunct (cf. NLT “his rule”). |