This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation Sirach 45:23 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 189523 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar is the third in glory, In that he was zealous in the fear of the Lord, And stood fast in the good forwardness of his soul when the people turned away, And he made reconciliation for Israel. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible23 Phinehas, Eleazar’s son, comes third in glory, since he was on fire with the fear of the Lord, and since he stood firm when the people turned away, in the goodness and readiness of his spirit; thus he secured reconciliation for Israel. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version23 The Lord God saw this, and it did not please him, and so they were consumed by the force of his anger. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version23 The Lord God saw and it pleased him not, and they were consumed in his wrathful indignation. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)23 Only Moses and Aaron were more famous for their intense devotion to the Lord than Phinehas son of Eleazar. He brought about forgiveness for Israel's sin by standing firm in brave determination when everyone else was in rebellion. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers23 Phinehas the son of Eleazar is the third in glory, in that he was zealous in the fear of the Lord, and stood fast when the people turned away, and he made atonement for Israel. See the chapter |