Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

At the turn of the year, Ben-hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.

King James Version

And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

Holman Bible

In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to battle Israel.

International Standard Version

Early the next year, Ben-hadad mustered the Arameans and invaded Aphek in a battle against Israel.

A Conservative Version

And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad mustered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.

American Standard Version

And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad mustered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

Amplified

At the first of the year [in spring], Ben-hadad assembled and counted the Arameans (Syrians) and went up to Aphek [east of the Sea of Galilee] to fight against Israel.

Bible in Basic English

So, a year later, Ben-hadad got the Aramaeans together and went up to Aphek to make war on Israel.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass, at the return of the year, that Ben-Hadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

Julia Smith Translation

And it will be at the return of the year, and Ben-hadad will review Aram, and he will go up to Aphek to the war with the king of Israel.

King James 2000

And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

Lexham Expanded Bible

It happened at the turning of the year that Ben-Hadad mustered Aram and went up to Aphek for the war with Israel.

Modern King James verseion

And it happened at the return of the year Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians that went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And as soon as the year was about, Benhadad numbered the Syrians and went up to Aphek to war with Israel.

NET Bible

In the spring Ben Hadad mustered the Syrian army and marched to Aphek to fight Israel.

New Heart English Bible

It happened at the return of the year, that Ben Hadad mustered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

The Emphasized Bible

And so it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians, - and came up to Aphek, to fight with Israel;

Webster

And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

World English Bible

It happened at the return of the year, that Ben Hadad mustered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

Youngs Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass at the turn of the year, that Ben-Hadad inspecteth the Aramaeans, and goeth up to Aphek, to battle with Israel,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And it came to pass at the return
תּשׁבה תּשׁוּבה 
T@shuwbah 
Usage: 8

of the year
שׁנה שׁנה 
Shaneh (in pl. only), 
year, not translated, yearly, yearly + , year , live , old ,
Usage: 811

בּן־הדד 
Ben-Hadad 
Usage: 25

the Syrians
ארם 
'Aram 
Usage: 132

and went up
עלה 
`alah 
Usage: 890

to Aphek
אפיק אפק 
'Apheq 
Usage: 9

to fight
מלחמה 
Milchamah 
Usage: 319

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

Ahab Defeats Ben-Hadad Again

25 Assemble another army like the one that was destroyed. Horse for horse, and carriage for carriage let us make war on them in the lowlands, and certainly we will be stronger than they. He listened and did what was suggested. 26 At the turn of the year, Ben-hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel. 27 And the children of Israel assembled, and food was made ready and they went against them. The children of Israel camped like two little flocks of goats before them. All the country was full of the Syrians.

Cross References

2 Kings 13:17

Then he said: Let the window be open to the east. So he got it open. Then Elisha said: Let the arrow go! So he let it go. He said: Jehovah's arrow of salvation, of salvation over Aram for you will overcome the Aramaeans in Aphek and put an end to them.

1 Kings 20:22

Then the prophet came up to the king of Israel, and said: Now make yourself strong. Be careful what you do. Otherwise a year from now the king of Aram will come up against you again.

Joshua 13:4

from the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:

Joshua 19:30

Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities with their villages.

Judges 1:31

Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:

1 Samuel 4:1

Samuels words came to all Israel. Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They camped near Ebenezer while the Philistines camped at Aphek.

1 Samuel 29:1

The Philistines gathered all their troops at Aphek. The Israelites camped by the spring in Jezreel Valley.

1 Kings 20:30

The rest went in flight to Aphek, into the town, where a wall came down on the twenty-seven thousand who were still living. Benhadad went in flight into the town, into an inner room.

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