Parallel Verses

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,

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,

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,

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,

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 he took heart, building up the wall where it was broken down, and making its towers higher, and building another wall outside; and he made strong the Millo in the town of David, and got together a great store of all sorts of instruments of war. 6 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, 7 Be strong and take heart; have no fear, and do not be troubled on account of the king of Assyria and all the great army with him: for there is a greater with us.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 30:22

And Hezekiah said kind words to the Levites who were expert in the ordering of the worship of the Lord: so they kept the feast for seven days, offering peace-offerings and praising the Lord, the God of their fathers.

Isaiah 40:2

Say kind words to the heart of Jerusalem, crying out to her that her time of trouble is ended, that her punishment is complete; that she has been rewarded by the Lord's hand twice over for all her sins.

Genesis 34:3

Then his heart went out in love to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he said comforting words to her.

1 Chronicles 27:3-34

He was of the sons of Perez, and the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.

2 Chronicles 17:14-19

This is the number of them, listed by their families, the captains of thousands of Judah: Adnah, the captain, and with him three hundred thousand men of war;

Ezra 10:9

Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin came together to Jerusalem before three days were past; it was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people were seated in the wide square in front of the house of God, shaking with fear because of this business and because of the great rain.

Nehemiah 8:1-3

And when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their towns. And all the people came together like one man into the wide place in front of the water-doorway; and they made a request to Ezra the scribe that he would put before them the book of the law of Moses which the Lord had given to Israel.

Nehemiah 8:16

And the people went out and got them and made themselves tents, every one on the roof of his house, and in the open spaces and in the open squares of the house of God, and in the wide place of the water-doorway, and the wide place of the doorway of Ephraim.

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