2 Kings 3:6

What does 2 Kings 3:6 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Kings 3:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And king Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and mustered all Israel.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And king Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and mustered all Israel.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

At that time, King Jehoram went out from Samaria and got all Israel together in fighting order.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And king Jehoram goeth out in that day from Samaria, and inspecteth all Israel,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And king Joram went out that day from Samaria, and mustered all Israel.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And at that time king Jehoram went out of Samaria and inspected all Israel.

Context

v.5But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

v.6This passage

v.7And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

Cross references

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

  • 1 Samuel 11:8

    And he numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

  • 1 Kings 20:27

    And the children of Israel were mustered, and were victualled, and went against them: and the children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.

  • 1 Samuel 15:4

    And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.

  • 2 Samuel 24:1

    And again the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them, saying, Go, number Israel and Judah.

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