Judges 5:19

What does Judges 5:19 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 5:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

The kings came and fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan, In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: They took no gain of money.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

The kings came and fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan, In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: They took no gain of money.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The kings came on to the fight, the kings of Canaan were warring; in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: they took no profit in money.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Kings came--they fought; Then fought kings of Canaan, In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; Gain of money they took not!

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The kings came and fought, the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanac, by the waters of Mageddo and yet they took no spoils.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Kings came, — they fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan; At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; They took no spoil of silver.

Context

v.18Zebulun was a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death, And Naphtali, upon the high places of the field.

v.19This passage

v.20From heaven fought the stars, From their courses they fought against Sisera.

Cross references

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

  • Revelation 17:12

    And the ten horns that thou sawest are ten kings, who have received no kingdom as yet; but they receive authority as kings, with the beast, for one hour.

  • Genesis 4:16

    And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

  • Psalms 48:4

    For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together.

  • Joshua 10:22

    Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave.

  • Revelation 19:19

    And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat upon the horse, and against his army.

  • Joshua 11:1

    And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor heard thereof, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,

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