2 Chronicles 12:3

What does 2 Chronicles 12:3 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 12:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

with twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen. And the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

with twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen. And the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

With twelve hundred war-carriages and sixty thousand horsemen: and the people who came with him out of Egypt were more than might be numbered: Lubim and Sukkiim and Ethiopians.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

with a thousand and two hundred chariots, and with sixty thousand horsemen, and there is no number to the people who have come with him out of Egypt--Lubim, Sukkiim, and Cushim--

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

With twelve hundred chariots and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt, to wit, Libyans, and Troglodites, and Ethiopians.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

with twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen; and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt: Libyans, Sukkites, and Ethiopians.

Context

v.2And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against Jehovah,

v.3This passage

v.4And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezekiel 30:5

    Ethiopia, and Put, and Lud, and all the mingled people, and Cub, and the children of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.

  • Genesis 10:6

    And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.

  • 2 Chronicles 14:12

    So Jehovah smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

  • Nahum 3:9

    Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:8

    Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge host, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? yet, because thou didst rely on Jehovah, he delivered them into thy hand.

  • Revelation 9:16

    And the number of the armies of the horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand: I heard the number of them.

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