Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
New American Standard Bible
Now it came about after this, that
King James Version
And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
Holman Bible
Some time later, King Ben-hadad
International Standard Version
Some time later, King Ben-hadad from Aram mustered his army, invaded the land, and attacked Samaria
American Standard Version
And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
Amplified
But it came about after this, that Ben-hadad king of Aram (Syria) gathered his whole army together and went up and besieged Samaria.
Bible in Basic English
Now after this, Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got together all his army and went up to make an attack on Samaria, shutting the town in on all sides with his forces.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass after this that Ben-Hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.
Julia Smith Translation
And it will be after this, and Benhadad king of Aram will gather all his camp and come up and press upon Shomeron.
King James 2000
And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
Lexham Expanded Bible
It happened after this that Ben-Hadad king of Aram assembled all of his army and marched up and laid siege against Samaria.
Modern King James verseion
And it happened after this Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his army and went up and lay siege to Samaria.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
After this, Benhadad king of Syria gathered all the Host, and went and besieged Samaria.
NET Bible
Later King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled his entire army and attacked and besieged Samaria.
New Heart English Bible
It happened after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.
The Emphasized Bible
But it came to pass, after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered together all his host, - and came up and laid siege against Samaria.
Webster
And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
World English Bible
It happened after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.
Youngs Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathereth all his camp, and goeth up, and layeth siege to Samaria,
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » Of samaria
Israel » Hoshea » History of » The city of samaria besieged
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Jehoram, or joram
Samaria » City of, built by omri » Besieged by ben-hadad
ancient Samaria » Samaria the capital of » Besieged again by benhadad
Siege » Distress of the inhabitants during a
Siege » Instances of » Samaria
Interlinear
Qabats
Machaneh
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 6:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Besieged Samaria Resorts To Cannibalism
23 And he prepared great provision for them. And when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. 24 And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria. 25 And there was a great famine in Samaria. And, behold, they besieged it until a donkey's head was sold for eighty [pieces] of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five [pieces] of silver.
Cross References
1 Kings 20:1
And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together. And there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots. And he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.
Deuteronomy 28:52
And they shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fortified walls come down, in which thou trusted, throughout all thy land. And they shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which LORD thy God ha
1 Kings 22:31
Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, except only with the king of Israel.
2 Kings 17:5
Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
2 Kings 18:9
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
2 Kings 25:1
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it. And they built forts
Ecclesiastes 9:14
There was a little city, and few men within it. And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.