1 Kings 20:21

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

And the king of Israel went forth, and took the horses and the chariots, - and he went on smiting the Syrians, with a great smiting.

Parallel Translations

Update Bible Version
And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

New Living Translation
However, the king of Israel destroyed the other horses and chariots and slaughtered the Arameans.

English Revised Version
And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

New Century Version
Ahab king of Israel led the army and destroyed the Arameans' horses and chariots. King Ahab thoroughly defeated the Aramean army.

New English Translation
Then the king of Israel marched out and struck down the horses and chariots; he thoroughly defeated Syria.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

World English Bible
The king of Israel went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.

Amplified Bible
The king of Israel went out and struck [the riders of] the horses and chariots, and killed the Arameans in a great slaughter.

English Standard Version
And the king of Israel went out and struck the horses and chariots, and struck the Syrians with a great blow.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also the king of Israel yede out, and smoot horsis and charis, and he smoot Sirie with a ful greet veniaunce.

Berean Standard Bible
Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the horses and chariots, inflicting a great slaughter on the Arameans.

Contemporary English Version
but Ahab and his soldiers followed them and captured their horses and chariots. Ahab and Israel's army crushed the Syrians.

American Standard Version
And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

Bible in Basic English
And the king of Israel went out and took the horses and the war-carriages, and made great destruction among the Aramaeans.

Complete Jewish Bible
The king of Isra'el went out and attacked the horses and chariots, inflicting a massive defeat on Aram.

Darby Translation
And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

Easy-to-Read Version
King Ahab led the army and attacked all the horses and chariots. So King Ahab made the Arameans suffer a great defeat.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Arameans with a great slaughter.

King James Version (1611)
And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and charets, and slewe the Syrians with a great slaughter.

New Life Bible
The king of Israel went out and destroyed the horses and war-wagons. He killed many of the Syrians.

New Revised Standard
The king of Israel went out, attacked the horses and chariots, and defeated the Arameans with a great slaughter.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the King of Israel went out, & smote the horses and charets, and with a great slaughter slew he the Aramites.

George Lamsa Translation
And the king of Israel went out and destroyed the horses and chariots, and slew the Arameans with a great slaughter.

Good News Translation
King Ahab took to the field, captured the horses and chariots, and inflicted a severe defeat on the Syrians.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But the king of Israel going out overthrew the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

Revised Standard Version
And the king of Israel went out, and captured the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and charettes, & with a great slaughter slue he the Syrians.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
behold, I bring evil upon thee: and I will kindle a fire after thee, and I will utterly destroy every male of Achaab, and him that is shut up and him that is left in Israel.

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the cavalry and the chariots. He inflicted a severe slaughter on Aram.

Hebrew Names Version
The king of Yisra'el went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Aram with a great slaughter.

King James Version
And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

Lexham English Bible
The king of Israel went out and attacked the horses and the chariots and defeated Aram with a great blow.

Literal Translation
And the king of Israel went out and struck the horses, and the chariots, and struck the Syrians with a great blow.

Young's Literal Translation
and the king of Israel goeth out, and smiteth the horses, and the charioteers, and hath smitten among the Aramaeans a great smiting.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the kynge of Israel wente forth, and smote horses and charettes, and dyd a greate slaughter on the Syrians.

THE MESSAGE
The king of Israel cut down both horses and chariots—an enormous defeat for Aram.

New American Standard Bible
The king of Israel also went out and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Arameans in a great slaughter.

New King James Version
Then the king of Israel went out and attacked the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The king of Israel went out and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Arameans with a great slaughter.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the king of Israel went out and struck down the horses and chariots, and struck the Arameans with a great slaughter.

Contextual Overview

¹² And it came to pass, when he heard this message, as, he, was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants - Make ready! So they made ready, against the city. ¹³ And lo! a certain prophet, drew near unto Ahab king of Israel, and said, - Thus, saith Yahweh, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? Behold me! delivering it into thy hand, to-day, so shalt thou know that, I, am, Yahweh. ¹⁴ And Ahab said - By whom? And he said - Thus, saith Yahweh, By the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then said he - Who shall begin the war? And he said - Thou! ¹⁵ Then numbered he the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were found to be, two hundred and thirty-two, - and, after them, he numbered all the people all the sons of Israel, seven thousand. ¹⁶ And they went forth at noon. Now, Ben-hadad, was drinking himself drunk, in the pavilions, he and the thirty-two kings helping him. ¹⁷ Then went forth the young men of the princes of the provinces, first, - and, when Ben-hadad sent, they told him, saying - Men, have come forth, out of Samaria. ¹⁸ And he said - If, peaceably, they have come, take them alive, - or, if, fighting, they have come, alive, take ye them. ¹⁹ Now, when, these, had come forth out of the city, even the young men of the princes of the provinces, - with the force which was following them, ²⁰ then smote they every one his man, and the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them, - but Ben-hadad king of Syria escaped on horse, with horsemen. ²¹ And the king of Israel went forth, and took the horses and the chariots, - and he went on smiting the Syrians, with a great smiting.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

went out: Judges 3:28, Judges 7:23-25, 1 Samuel 14:20-22, 1 Samuel 17:52, 2 Kings 3:18, 2 Kings 3:24

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the king of Israel went out,.... Of Samaria; when he saw the Syrians fleeing, and his army pursuing, he went forth, perhaps, with more forces, who were now willing to join with him; Josephus c says, Ahab had another army within the walls:

and smote the horses and chariots; that is, the men that rode on horses; and in chariots, the Syrian cavalry:

and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter; how many were slain is not said; but the Jewish historian d says they plundered the camp, in which were much riches, and great plenty of gold and silver, and took their chariots and horses, and returned to the city of Samaria.

c Antiqu. l. 8. c. 14. sect. 2. d Ibid.