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
And each struck down his man. The Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them, but Ben-hadad king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen.
21 The king of Israel went out and
Phrases
Cross References
Judges 3:28
And he said to them, "Follow after me, for the LORD has given your enemies the Moabites into your hand." So they went down after him and seized the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites and did not allow anyone to pass over.
Judges 7:23-25
And the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali and from Asher and from all Manasseh, and they pursued after Midian.
1 Samuel 14:20-22
Then Saul and all the people who were with him rallied and went into the battle. And behold, every Philistine's sword was against his fellow, and there was very great confusion.
1 Samuel 17:52
And the men of Israel and Judah rose with a shout and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath and the gates of Ekron, so that the wounded Philistines fell on the way from Shaaraim as far as Gath and Ekron.
2 Kings 3:18
This is a light thing in the sight of the LORD. He will also give the Moabites into your hand,
2 Kings 3:24
But when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose and struck the Moabites, till they fled before them. And they went forward, striking the Moabites as they went.