KJV:
And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
NASB:
But I said, "Should a man like me flee? And could one such as I go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in."
KJV:
And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.
NASB:
I also discovered that the portions of the Levites had not been given them, so that the Levites and the singers who performed the service had gone away, each to his own field.
KJV:
And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
NASB:
Even one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite, so I drove him away from me.
KJV:
Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
NASB:
"Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good.
KJV:
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
NASB:
"Like a flower he comes forth and withers. He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.
KJV:
He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
NASB:
"He may flee from the iron weapon, But the bronze bow will pierce him.
KJV:
For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
NASB:
"For it will hurl at him without sparing; He will surely try to flee from its power.