Other translations
American Standard Version
On that night could not the king sleep; and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
Darby Bible Translation
On that night sleep fled from the king. And he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
That night the king passed without sleep, and he commanded the histories and chronicles of former times to be brought him. And when they were reading them before him,
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
On that night could not the king sleep; and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
On that night the king could not sleep. And he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
God's Word
That night the king could not sleep. So he told [a servant] to bring the official daily records, and they were read to the king.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
That night sleep escaped the king, so he ordered the book recording daily events to be brought and read to the king.
International Standard Version
That night the king could not sleep, so he gave instructions to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read to the king.
NET Bible
Throughout that night the king was unable to sleep, so he asked for the book containing the historical records to be brought. As the records were being read in the king's presence,
New American Standard Bible
During that night the king could not sleep so he gave an order to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
New International Version
That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him.
New Living Translation
That night the king had trouble sleeping, so he ordered an attendant to bring the book of the history of his reign so it could be read to him.
Webster's Bible Translation
In that night the king could not sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
The World English Bible
On that night, the king couldn't sleep. He commanded the book of records of the chronicles to be brought, and they were read to the king.
EasyEnglish Bible
That night the king could not sleep. He asked a servant to bring the kingdom's history book. He asked the servant to read the book to him.
Young‘s Literal Translation
On that night hath the sleep of the king fled away, and he saith to bring in the book of memorials of the Chronicles, and they are read before the king,
New Life Version
During that night the king could not sleep. So he had the Book of the Chronicles brought to him, and they were read to the king.
The Voice Bible
That same night the king was unable to sleep, so he ordered the official records of his reign to be brought and read before him.
Living Bible
That night the king had trouble sleeping and decided to read awhile. He ordered the historical records of his kingdom from the library, and in them he came across the item telling how Mordecai had exposed the plot of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, watchmen at the palace gates, who had plotted to assassinate him.
New Catholic Bible
That night the king found it difficult to sleep, so he ordered the book of the chronicles of his reign to be brought in and read to him.
Legacy Standard Bible
During that night, sleep had fled from the king, so he said for them to bring the book of memoranda, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
Jubilee Bible 2000
On that night the king could not sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
Christian Standard Bible
That night sleep escaped the king, so he ordered the book recording daily events to be brought and read to the king.
Amplified Bible © 1954
On that night the king could not sleep; and he ordered that the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, be brought, and they were read before the king.
New Century Version
That same night the king could not sleep. So he gave an order for the daily court record to be brought in and read to him.
The Message
That night the king couldn’t sleep. He ordered the record book, the day-by-day journal of events, to be brought and read to him. They came across the story there about the time that Mordecai had exposed the plot of Bigthana and Teresh—the two royal eunuchs who guarded the entrance and who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
That night the king could not sleep, so he ordered that the chronicles, the record of the memorable events of his reign, be brought to him. These accounts were read to the king.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
On that night the king could not sleep, and he gave orders to bring the book of records, the annals, and they were read to the king.
Good News Translation®
That same night the king could not get to sleep, so he had the official records of the empire brought and read to him.
Wycliffe Bible
The king led that night without sleep, and he commanded the stories and the books of years of former times to be brought to him. And when those books were read in his presence, (That night the king went without sleep, and he commanded that the stories of former times, that is, The Books of the Years, or The Official Annals, be brought to him. And when those books were read before him, to help him get to sleep,)
Contemporary English Version
That night the king could not sleep, and he had a servant read him the records of what had happened since he had been king.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
On that night the king could not sleep; and he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
On that night the king could not sleep, and he gave orders to bring the book of records, the annals, and they were read to the king.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
That night the king could not sleep, and he gave orders to bring the book of records, the annals, and they were read to the king.
Common English Bible © 2011
That same night, the king simply couldn’t sleep. He had the official royal records brought in, and his young male servants began reading them to the king.
Amplified Bible © 2015
On that night the king could not sleep; so he ordered that the book of records and memorable deeds, the chronicles, be brought, and they were read before the king.
English Standard Version Anglicised
On that night the king could not sleep. And he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
That night the king, unable to sleep, asked that the chronicle of notable events be brought in. While this was being read to him,
New American Standard Bible
During that night the king could not sleep, so he gave an order to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
The Expanded Bible
That same night the ·king could not sleep [L king’s sleep fled]. So he gave an order for the ·daily court record [book of history/remembrances, the annals/chronicles] to be brought in and read to him.
Tree of Life Version
That night sleep deserted the king, so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, be brought in and read before the king.
Revised Standard Version
On that night the king could not sleep; and he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
New International Reader's Version
That night the king couldn’t sleep. So he ordered the official records of his rule to be brought in. He ordered someone to read them to him.
BRG Bible
On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
Complete Jewish Bible
That night, the king couldn’t sleep; so he ordered the records of the daily journal brought, and they were read to the king.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
That night the king could not sleep, and he gave orders to bring the book of records, the annals, and they were read to the king.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
On that night HaMelech’s sleep fled away, and he commanded to bring the sefer of records of the chronicles; and they were read before HaMelech.
Names of God Bible
That night the king could not sleep. So he told a servant to bring the official daily records, and they were read to the king.
Modern English Version
During that night the king could not sleep, so he ordered that the book of memorable acts (the chronicles) be brought, and they were read before the king.
Easy-to-Read Version
That same night, the king could not sleep. So he told a servant to bring the history book and read it to him. ( The Book of History of the Kings lists everything that happens during a king’s rule.)
International Children’s Bible
That same night the king could not sleep. So he gave an order for the daily court record to be brought in and read to him.
Lexham English Bible
During that night the king’s sleep escaped him, and he gave orders to bring the scroll of records and chronicles, and they were read before the king.
New International Version - UK
That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him.