Parallel Verses
NET Bible
He appointed military officers over the army and assembled them in the square at the city gate. He encouraged them, saying,
New American Standard Bible
He appointed military officers over the people and gathered them to him in the square at the city gate, and
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,
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
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,
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,
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,
Themes
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By sennacherib
Sieges » Cities invested by » Inhabitants of, exhorted to be courageous
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 32:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Sennacherib's Invasion Of Judah
5 Hezekiah energetically rebuilt every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall, and fortified the terrace of the City of David. He made many weapons and shields. 6 He appointed military officers over the army and assembled them in the square at the city gate. He encouraged them, saying, 7 "Be strong and brave! Don't be afraid and don't panic because of the king of Assyria and this huge army that is with him! We have with us one who is stronger than those who are with him.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 30:22
Hezekiah expressed his appreciation to all the Levites, who demonstrated great skill in serving the Lord. They feasted for the seven days of the festival, and were making peace offerings and giving thanks to the Lord God of their ancestors.
Isaiah 40:2
"Speak kindly to Jerusalem, and tell her that her time of warfare is over, that her punishment is completed. For the Lord has made her pay double for all her sins."
Genesis 34:3
Then he became very attached to Dinah, Jacob's daughter. He fell in love with the young woman and spoke romantically to her.
1 Chronicles 27:3-34
He was a descendant of Perez; he was in charge of all the army officers for the first month.
2 Chronicles 17:14-19
These were their divisions by families: There were a thousand officers from Judah. Adnah the commander led 300,000 skilled warriors,
Ezra 10:9
All the men of Judah and Benjamin were gathered in Jerusalem within the three days. (It was in the ninth month, on the twentieth day of that month.) All the people sat in the square at the temple of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the rains.
Nehemiah 8:1-3
all the people gathered together in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had commanded Israel.
Nehemiah 8:16
So the people went out and brought these things back and constructed temporary shelters for themselves, each on his roof and in his courtyard and in the courtyards of the temple of God and in the plaza of the Water Gate and the plaza of the Ephraim Gate.