2 Chronicles 13:17

What does 2 Chronicles 13:17 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 13:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Abijah and his people put them to death with great destruction: five hundred thousand of the best of Israel were put to the sword.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and Abijah and his people smite among them a great smiting, and there fall wounded of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Abia and his people slew them with a great slaughter, and there fell wounded of Israel five hundred thousand valiant men.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; and there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

Context

v.16And the children of Israel fled before Judah; and God delivered them into their hand.

v.17This passage

v.18Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon Jehovah, the God of their fathers.

Cross references

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

  • 1 Corinthians 10:22

    Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

  • 2 Chronicles 13:3

    And Abijah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: and Jeroboam set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, who were mighty men of valor.

  • 2 Chronicles 13:12

    And, behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against Jehovah, the God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

  • Isaiah 37:36

    And the angel of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.

  • Isaiah 10:16

    Therefore will the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory there shall be kindled a burning like the burning of fire.

  • 2 Chronicles 28:6

    For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all of them valiant men; because they had forsaken Jehovah, the God of their fathers.

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