Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
The king of Israel went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.
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.
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 They each killed his man. The Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them. Ben Hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen. 21 The king of Israel went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter. 22 The prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said to him, "Go, strengthen yourself, and mark, and see what you do; for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against you."
Phrases
Cross References
Judges 3:28
He said to them, "Follow after me; for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand." They went down after him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and did not allow a man to pass over.
Judges 7:23-25
The men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.
1 Samuel 14:20-22
Saul and all the people who were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle: and behold, every man's sword was against his fellow: a very great confusion.
1 Samuel 17:52
The men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until you come to Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron.
2 Kings 3:18
This is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD. He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
2 Kings 3:24
When they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and struck the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they went forward into the land smiting the Moabites.