Ecclesiastes 4:15

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one, the youth who succeeded the king.”

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BSBPD

“I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one, the youth who succeeded the king.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I saw all the living that walk under the sun, that they were with the youth, the second, that stood up in his stead.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“I have seen all the living, who are walking under the sun, with the second youth who doth stand in his place;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ecclesiastes 4:15 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 15:6Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for justice. In this way he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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