Isaiah 14:18

King James Version (1611 Edition)

All the kings of the nations, euen all of them lie in glory, euery one in his owne house.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
All the kings of the nationslie in splendor, each in his own tomb.

Hebrew Names Version
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, everyone in his own house.

King James Version
All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

English Standard Version
All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb;

New American Standard Bible
"All the kings of the nations lie in glory, Each in his own tomb.

New Century Version
Every king of the earth has been buried with honor, each in his own grave.

Amplified Bible
"All the kings of the nations, all of them lie [dead] in glorious array, Each one in his own sepulcher.

World English Bible
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, everyone in his own house.

Geneva Bible (1587)
All the Kings of the nations, euen they all sleepe in glorie, euery one in his owne house.

Legacy Standard Bible
All the kings of the nations lie in glory,Each in his own place.

Berean Standard Bible
All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.

Contemporary English Version
When kings die, they are buried in glorious tombs.

Complete Jewish Bible
"All other kings of the nations, all of them, lie in glory, each in his tomb.

Darby Translation
—All the kings of the nations, all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house;

Easy-to-Read Version
The kings of other nations lie buried with honor, each king with his own grave.

George Lamsa Translation
All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

Good News Translation
All the kings of the earth lie in their magnificent tombs,

Lexham English Bible
All the kings of the nations, all of them, lie in glory, each one in his house.

Literal Translation
All kings of nations, all of them lie in glory, each man in his house.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
How happeneth it, that the kynges of all people lie, euery one at home in his owne palace, with worshipe,

American Standard Version
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.

Bible in Basic English
All the kings of the earth are at rest in glory, every man in his house,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The kynges of the nations lye euery one in his owne house with worship.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
All the kings of the nations lie in honour, every man in his house.

English Revised Version
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Alle the kyngis of hethene men, alle slepten in glorie, a man in his hous.

Update Bible Version
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.

Webster's Bible Translation
All the kings of the nations, [even] all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

New English Translation
As for all the kings of the nations, all of them lie down in splendor, each in his own tomb.

New King James Version
"All the kings of the nations, All of them, sleep in glory, Everyone in his own house;

New Living Translation
"The kings of the nations lie in stately glory, each in his own tomb,

New Life Bible
"All the kings of the nations lie in greatness, each in his own grave.

New Revised Standard
All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
All the kings of the nations - they all, are lying in state Each one in his crypt;

Douay-Rheims Bible
All the kings of the nations have all of them slept in glory, every one in his own house.

Revised Standard Version
All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb;

Young's Literal Translation
All kings of nations -- all of them, Have lain down in honour, each in his house,

THE MESSAGE
Other kings get a decent burial, honored with eulogies and placed in a tomb. But you're dumped in a ditch unburied, like a stray dog or cat, Covered with rotting bodies, murdered and indigent corpses. Your dead body desecrated, mutilated— no state funeral for you! You've left your land in ruins, left a legacy of massacre. The progeny of your evil life will never be named. Oblivion!

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"All the kings of the nations lie in glory, Each in his own tomb.

Contextual Overview

⁴ That thou shalt take vp this prouerbe against the king of Babylon, and say; How hath the oppressour ceased? the golden citie ceased? ⁵ The Lord hath broken the staffe of the wicked, and the scepter of the rulers. ⁶ He who smote the people in wrath with a continuall stroke; hee that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted and none hindereth. ⁷ The whole earth is at rest and is quiet: they breake foorth into singing. ⁸ Yea the firre trees reioyce at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art layd downe, no feller is come vp against vs. ⁹ Hell from beneath is mooued for thee to meet thee at thy comming: it stirreth vp the dead for thee, euen all the chiefe ones of the earth; it hath raised vp from their thrones, all the kings of the nations. ¹⁰ All they shall speake and say vnto thee; Art thou also become weake as we? art thou become like vnto vs? ¹¹ Thy pompe is brought downe to the graue, and the noyse of thy violes: the worme is spread vnder thee, and the wormes couer thee. ¹² How art thou fallen from heauen, O Lucifer, sonne of the morning? how art thou cut downe to the ground, which didst weaken the nations? ¹³ For thou hast said in thine heart; I wil ascend into heauen, I wil exalt my throne aboue the starres of God: I wil sit also vpon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the North.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all of: Isaiah 22:16, 2 Chronicles 24:16, 2 Chronicles 24:25, Ecclesiastes 6:3, Ezekiel 32:18-32

house: Job 30:23, Ecclesiastes 12:5

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 25:1 - in his house 1 Kings 13:22 - carcase 2 Kings 9:35 - but they found 2 Kings 9:37 - the carcase Isaiah 57:2 - rest Ezekiel 32:27 - shall not Luke 16:22 - and was buried

Cross-References

Genesis 14:10
And the vale of Siddim was full of slime-pits: and the Kings of Sodome & Gomorrah fled, and fell there: and they that remained, fled to the mountaine.

Genesis 14:22
And Abram said to the King of Sodome, I haue lift vp my hand vnto the LORD, the most high God, the possessour of heauen and earth,

Ruth 3:10
And hee said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindnesse in the latter ende, then at the beginning, in as much as thou followedst not yong men, whether poore, or rich.

2 Samuel 2:5
And Dauid sent messengers vnto the men of Iabesh Gilead, and said vnto them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye haue shewed this kindnesse vnto your lord, euen vnto Saul, and haue buried him.

Psalms 7:17
I will praise the Lord according to his righteousnesse: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.

Psalms 50:14
Offer vnto God thankesgiuing, and pay thy vowes vnto the most high.

Psalms 57:2
I will crie vnto God most high: vnto God that perfourmeth all things for mee.

Psalms 76:2
In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Sion.

Micah 6:6
Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow my selfe before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calues of a yeere olde?

Acts 7:48
Howbeit the most high dwelleth not in temples made with hands, as saith the Prophet,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

All the kings of the nations,.... Of other nations, besides those he governed, and even of those whom he had subdued, at least their ancestors, the greatest part of them however; for the word "all" does not always signify every individual, though by the repetition of it, it here bids fair for such a sense, there being but very few, or scarce any exceptions to this observation; for, on some account or another, both good and bad kings are interred in great state:

[even] all of them lie in glory; in rich tombs and stately monuments, erected for the honour of them; and where they "sleep", as the word signifies, with their fathers, their ancestors, and are at rest, in the state of the dead, where they will continue to the resurrection:

everyone in his own house; or grave, see Job 30:23 the same with his long home, Ecclesiastes 12:5 or the house of his world: in reference to which, the Targum paraphrases it by the same phrase here; and though their graves were not in their dwelling houses or palaces, yet often near them, and in their own country, and were what had been erected, or caused to be erected by them, in their lifetime.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All the kings of the nations - That is, this is the common way in which the kings are buried.

Lie in glory - They lie in a magnificent mausoleum; they are surrounded with splendor even in their tombs. It is well known that vast sums of money were expended to rear magnificent mausoleums as the burial place of kings. With this design, probably, the pyramids of Egypt were reared; and the temple of Bel in Babylon, we are told, was employed for this purpose. Josephus says that vast quantities of money were buried in the sepulchre of David. The kings of Israel were buried in a royal burying place on Mount Zion 2 Chronicles 21:20; 2 Chronicles 35:24; Nehemiah 3:16. For a description of the sepulchre of David, and of sepulchres in general, “see” Calmet’s “Dict.” Art. “Sepulchre” (compare Ezekiel 32:0.)

Every one in his own house - In a sepulchre constructed for himself. It was usual for kings to have a splendid tomb constructed for themselves.