Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And Jeroboam turned about an ambush to come from behind them: and they will be before Judah, and the ambush from behind them.
New American Standard Bible
But Jeroboam
King James Version
But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
Holman Bible
Now Jeroboam had sent an ambush
International Standard Version
But Jeroboam had sent an ambush to attack from the rear, so Israel was in front of Judah, with the ambush set in place behind them.
A Conservative Version
But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come around behind them, so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
American Standard Version
But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
Amplified
But Jeroboam had set an ambush to come from the rear, so that Israel was in front of Judah and the ambush was behind them.
Bible in Basic English
But Jeroboam had put some of his men to make a surprise attack on them from the back, so some were facing Judah and others were stationed secretly at their back.
Darby Translation
But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them; and they were before Judah, and the ambush behind them.
King James 2000
But Jeroboam sent an ambush to come around behind them: so they were in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Jeroboam sent around an ambush to come behind them. So they were in front of Judah, but the ambush [was] behind them.
Modern King James verseion
But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come around behind them, so that they were in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But for all that, Jeroboam sent men privily above to come behind upon them: and so they were before Judah, and the layers in wait were behind them.
NET Bible
Now Jeroboam had sent some men to ambush the Judahite army from behind. The main army was in front of the Judahite army; the ambushers were behind it.
New Heart English Bible
But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.
The Emphasized Bible
But, Jeroboam, sent round an ambush, to come up from behind them, - so they were before Judah and, the ambush, did come up from behind them.
Webster
But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.
World English Bible
But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jeroboam hath brought round the ambush to come in from behind them, and they are before Judah, and the ambush is behind them.
Themes
Ambush » Instances of » Near zemaraim
Armies » March in ranks » Ambushes at zemaraim
the Armies of israel » Attended by priest with trumpets
Interlinear
Cabab
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 13:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abijah And Civil War
12 And behold, with us God for head, and his priests and trumpets of loud noise to cry against you. O ye sons of Israel, ye shall not wage war with Jehovah God of your fathers, for ye shall not prosper. 13 And Jeroboam turned about an ambush to come from behind them: and they will be before Judah, and the ambush from behind them. 14 And Judah will turn, and behold, to them the war before and behind: and they will cry out to Jehovah and the priests trumpeting with the trumpets.
Cross References
Joshua 8:4
And he will command them, saying. See, ye lie in wait against the city, behind the city: ye shall not be far off from the city greatly, and be ye all of you prepared:
Joshua 8:9
And Joshua will send them away; and they will go to the ambush, and they will dwell between the house of God and between Ai, from the sea to Ai: and Joshua will remain in that night in the midst of the people.
2 Chronicles 20:22
And in the time they began in rejoicing and praising, Jehovah gave ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, coming against Judah; and they will be smitten.
Proverbs 21:30
No wisdom and no understanding, and no counsel against Jehovah.
Jeremiah 4:22
For my people are foolish, they knew me not; foolish sons are they and they not understanding; wise are they to do evil, and to do good they knew not