1 Kings 20:21
What does 1 Kings 20:21 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 20:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the king of Israel went out and took the horses and the war-carriages, and made great destruction among the Aramaeans.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the king of Israel goeth out, and smiteth the horses, and the charioteers, and hath smitten among the Aramaeans a great smiting.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But the king of Israel going out overthrew the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
Context
v.20And they slew every one his man; and the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen.
v.21This passage
v.22And the prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest; for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 7:23
And the men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.
- 1 Samuel 14:20
And Saul and all the people that were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle: and, behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.
- 2 Kings 3:18
And this is but a light thing in the sight of Jehovah: he will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
- Judges 3:28
And he said unto them, Follow after me; for Jehovah hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and suffered not a man to pass over.
- 2 Kings 3:24
And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they went forward into the land smiting the Moabites.
- 1 Samuel 17:52
And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou comest to Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.
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