Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The king of Israel went out and
King James Version
And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
Holman Bible
Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the cavalry and the chariots. He inflicted a great slaughter on Aram.
International Standard Version
The king of Israel went out and attacked the cavalry and chariots and killed the Arameans in a massive victory.
A Conservative Version
And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.
American Standard Version
And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
Amplified
The king of Israel went out and struck [the riders of] the horses and chariots, and killed the Arameans in a great slaughter.
Bible in Basic English
And the king of Israel went out and took the horses and the war-carriages, and made great destruction among the Aramaeans.
Darby Translation
And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
Julia Smith Translation
And the king of Israel will go forth and strike the horse and the chariot, and he struck upon Aram a great blow.
King James 2000
And the king of Israel went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The king of Israel went out and attacked the horses and the chariots and defeated Aram with a great blow.
Modern King James verseion
And the king of Israel went out and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the king of Israel went out and smote horse and chariot, and slew a great slaughter of the Syrians.
NET Bible
Then the king of Israel marched out and struck down the horses and chariots; he thoroughly defeated Syria.
New Heart English Bible
The king of Israel went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.
The Emphasized Bible
And the king of Israel went forth, and took the horses and the chariots, - and he went on smiting the Syrians, with a great smiting.
Webster
And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
World English Bible
The king of Israel went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the king of Israel goeth out, and smiteth the horses, and the charioteers, and hath smitten among the Aramaeans a great smiting.
Themes
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Ahab
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of ben-hadad's army
ancient Samaria » Samaria the capital of » Deliverance of, effected
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 20:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ahab Defeats Ben-Hadad
20
Each one killed his opponent. The Syrians (Aramaeans) went in flight with Israel after them. Benhadad the king of Aram got away safely on a horse with his horsemen.
21 The king of Israel went out and
Phrases
Cross References
Judges 3:28
He said to them: Follow me! Jehovah has given you victory over your enemies, the Moabites. So they followed Ehud and captured the place where the Moabites were to cross the Jordan. They did not allow anyone to cross.
Judges 7:23-25
The men of Israel gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.
1 Samuel 14:20-22
Saul and all the people with him came together and went forward to the battle. Every man's sword was turned against the man at his side. There was a very great noise.
1 Samuel 17:52
The men of Israel and Judah shouted and ran after them. They pursued them all the way to Gath and to the gates of Ekron. The Philistines fell wounded all along the road that leads to Shaaraim, as far as Gath and Ekron.
2 Kings 3:18
Elisha continued: This is an easy thing for Jehovah to do. He will also give you victory over the Moabites.
2 Kings 3:24
When they came to the camp the Israelites attacked them and drove them back. The Israelites kept up the pursuit, killing the Moabites.