KJV:
Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.
NASB:
"Did I just begin to inquire of God for him today? Far be it from me! Do not let the king impute anything to his servant or to any of the household of my father, for your servant knows nothing at all of this whole affair."
KJV:
And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
NASB:
All the people went up after him, and the people were playing on flutes and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth shook at their noise.
KJV:
In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;
NASB:
In those days the LORD began to cut off portions from Israel; and Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel:
KJV:
In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.
NASB:
In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah.
KJV:
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
NASB:
Cush became the father of Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
KJV:
Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
NASB:
Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright.
KJV:
Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.
NASB:
Joab the son of Zeruiah had begun to count them, but did not finish; and because of this, wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not included in the account of the chronicles of King David.
KJV:
Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
NASB:
Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
KJV:
And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
NASB:
He began to build on the second day in the second month of the fourth year of his reign.
KJV:
And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
NASB:
When they began singing and praising, the LORD set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; so they were routed.