Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

He set military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,

New American Standard Bible

He appointed military officers over the people and gathered them to him in the square at the city gate, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

King James Version

And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

International Standard Version

He appointed military officers to take charge of the people, who gathered them together in the square near the city gate and spoke to them encouragingly,

A Conservative Version

And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the broad place at the gate of the city, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

American Standard Version

And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the broad place at the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

Amplified

He also appointed military officers over the people and gathered them to him in the square at the city gate, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

Bible in Basic English

And he put war chiefs over the people, and sent for them all to come together to him in the wide place at the doorway into the town, and to give them heart he said to them,

Darby Translation

And he set captains of war over the people, and assembled them to him on the open place at the gate of the city, and spoke consolingly to them saying,

Julia Smith Translation

And he will give chiefs of the war over the people, and he will gather them together to him to the street of the gate of the city, and he will speak to their heart, saying,

King James 2000

And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he appointed commanders for battle over the people and gathered them to himself into the public square of the gate of the city. And he spoke to their hearts, saying,

Modern King James verseion

And he set commanders of war over the people and gathered them to himself in the street of the gate of the city. And he spoke to their heart, saying,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he set Captains of war over the people and gathered them together unto the large street of the gate of the city and spake gently to them, saying,

NET Bible

He appointed military officers over the army and assembled them in the square at the city gate. He encouraged them, saying,

New Heart English Bible

He set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the broad place at the gate of the city, and spoke comfortably to them, saying,

The Emphasized Bible

and set captains of war over the people, - and gathered them together unto him in the broadway of the gate of the city, and spake unto their heart, saying, -

Webster

And he set captains of war over the people, and assembled them to him in the street of the gate of the city, and encouraged them, saying,

World English Bible

He set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the broad place at the gate of the city, and spoke comfortably to them, saying,

Youngs Literal Translation

And he putteth heads of war over the people, and gathereth them unto him, unto the broad place of a gate of the city, and speaketh unto their heart, saying,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And he set
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

of war
מלחמה 
Milchamah 
Usage: 319

over the people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

קבץ 
Qabats 
Usage: 127

to him in the street
רחוב רחב 
R@chob 
Usage: 43

of the gate
שׁער 
Sha`ar 
Usage: 374

of the city
עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

and spake
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

לבב 
Lebab 
Usage: 251

References

Verse Info

Context Readings

Sennacherib's Invasion Of Judah

5 Then Hezekiah strengthened his position by rebuilding the entire broken-down wall and heightening the towers and the other outside wall. He repaired the supporting terraces of the city of David, and made an abundance of weapons and shields. 6 He set military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying, 7 “Be strong and courageous! Don’t be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria or before the large army that is with him, for there are more with us than with him.


Cross References

2 Chronicles 30:22

Then Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the Lord. They ate at the appointed festival for seven days, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.

Isaiah 40:2

“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and announce to her
that her time of forced labor is over,
her iniquity has been pardoned,
and she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.”

Genesis 34:3

He became infatuated with Dinah, daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke tenderly to her.

1 Chronicles 27:3-34

He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month.

2 Chronicles 17:14-19

These are their numbers according to their ancestral families. For Judah, the commanders of thousands:

Adnah the commander and 300,000 brave warriors with him;

Ezra 10:9

So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered in Jerusalem within the three days. On the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain.

Nehemiah 8:1-3

all the people gathered together at the square in front of the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses that the Lord had given Israel.

Nehemiah 8:16

The people went out, brought back branches, and made booths for themselves on each of their rooftops, and courtyards, the court of the house of God, the square by the Water Gate, and the square by the Gate of Ephraim.

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