Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The sons of Israel cried to the Lord; for he had nine hundred
King James Version
And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
Holman Bible
Then the Israelites cried out
International Standard Version
The Israelis cried out to the LORD, because of his 900 iron chariots. Jabin oppressed the Israelis forcefully for twenty years.
A Conservative Version
And the sons of Israel cried to LORD, for he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he mightily oppressed the sons of Israel twenty years.
American Standard Version
And the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
Amplified
Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord [for help], for Jabin had nine hundred iron chariots and had oppressed and tormented the sons of Israel severely for twenty years.
Bible in Basic English
Then the children of Israel made prayer to the Lord; for he had nine hundred iron war-carriages, and for twenty years he was very cruel to the children of Israel.
Darby Translation
Then the people of Israel cried to the LORD for help; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and oppressed the people of Israel cruelly for twenty years.
Julia Smith Translation
And the sons of Israel will cry to Jehovah; for nine hundred chariots of iron to him; and he pressed the sons of Israel by force twenty years.
King James 2000
And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and for twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the {Israelites} cried to Yahweh, as he [had] nine hundred iron chariots, and he oppressed the {Israelites} {cruelly} for twenty years.
Modern King James verseion
And the sons of Israel cried to Jehovah, for he had nine hundred chariots of iron. And he mightily oppressed the sons of Israel twenty years.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; He oppressed the children of Israel with power twenty years.
NET Bible
The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, because Sisera had nine hundred chariots with iron-rimmed wheels, and he cruelly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.
New Heart English Bible
The children of Israel cried to the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
The Emphasized Bible
And the sons of Israel made outcry unto Yahweh, - for he had, nine hundred chariots of iron, and, he, oppressed the sons of Israel heavily, twenty years.
Webster
And the children of Israel cried to the LORD; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
World English Bible
The children of Israel cried to Yahweh: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah, for he hath nine hundred chariots of iron, and he hath oppressed the sons of Israel mightily twenty years.
Themes
Afflictions made beneficial » In leading us to seek God in prayer
Armies » Were composed of » War-chariots
Canaanites » Defeat the israelites
Chariots » Used in war by the » Canaanites
Iron » First recorded use of » Articles made of » Chariot
Israel » Under the judges » Evil » Bondage » King of syria
Topics
Interlinear
Tsa`aq
me'ah
Shaneh (in pl. only),
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 4:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Deborah And Barak
2
Jehovah let them be conquered by Jabin, a Canaanite king who ruled in the city of Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived at Harosheth-Hagoyim.
3 The sons of Israel cried to the Lord; for he had nine hundred
Phrases
Cross References
Judges 1:19
Jehovah was with Judah. He drove out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.
Judges 3:9
The Israelites cried out to Jehovah, and he sent someone to free them. This was Othniel, the son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz.
Psalm 106:42
Their enemies oppressed them and made them subject to their power.
Deuteronomy 28:29
that even in bright sunshine you will have to feel your way around like a blind person. You will tell day from night! For the rest of your life, people will beat and rob you. No one will be able to stop them.
Deuteronomy 28:33
A foreign nation will take all the crops that you have worked so hard to grow. You will receive nothing but constant oppression and harsh treatment.
Deuteronomy 28:47-48
You did not serve Jehovah your God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things.
Joshua 17:16
The children of Joseph said: The hill is not enough for us. All the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth-shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.
Judges 3:15
Then the Israelites cried out to Jehovah. So he sent someone to free them. This was Ehud, a left-handed man, who was the son of Gera, from the tribe of Benjamin. The people of Israel sent Ehud to King Eglon of Moab with gifts for him.
Judges 5:8
There was war in the land when the Israelites chose new gods. Of the forty thousand men in Israel, did anyone carry shield or spear?
Judges 10:16
So they removed the foreign gods and worshiped Jehovah. He could bear the distress of Israel no longer.
1 Samuel 7:8
The Israelites said to Samuel: Do not stop crying to Jehovah our God for us! Ask him to deliver us from the Philistines!
Psalm 50:15
Call on me in times of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me.
Psalm 78:34
When he killed some of them, the rest searched for him. They turned from their sins and eagerly looked for God.
Jeremiah 2:27-28
You call wood your father. You call stone your mother. You turned your backs, not your faces, to me. But when you are in trouble, you ask me to come and rescue you.