Verse 6

For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so they said to one another, "Look, the king of Israel has hired the Hittite and Egyptian kings to attack us!"

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For Herren hadde fått arameernes hær til å høre lyden av vogner, hester og en stor hær. De sa til hverandre: 'Kongen i Israel har leid inn hetittenes og egypternes konger for å komme imot oss.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For Herren hadde fått syrernes hær til å høre lyden av vogner, lyden av hester, lyden av en stor hær. Og de sa til hverandre: Se, Israels konge har leid imot oss hetittkongene og egypterkongene for å komme over oss.

• Norsk King James

  For Herren hadde fått syrerne til å høre lyden av vogner og hester, ja, lyden av en stor hær; og de sa til hverandre: Se, kongen av Israel har hyrt hetittenes og egypternes konger mot oss.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For Herren hadde latt arameernes leir høre lyden av vogner og hester, lyden av en stor hær, slik at de sa til hverandre: Se, Israels konge har leid hetittenes og egypternes konger mot oss.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For Herren hadde latt arameernes leir høre lyden av vogner, hester og en stor hær, så de sa til hverandre: Se, Israels konge har leid mot oss kongene av hetittene og egypterne for å komme mot oss.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For Herren hadde latt syriernes hær høre lyden av vogner og hester, lyden av en stor hær; og de sa til hverandre: Se, Israels konge har leid hetittenes konger og egypternes konger til å komme mot oss.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For Herren hadde fått den syriske hæren til å høre lyden av stridsvogner og hester, ja, lyden av en stor hær, og de sa til hverandre: Se, Israels konge har leid Hittittenes og Egyptens konger for å komme mot oss.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For Herren hadde latt syriernes hær høre lyden av vogner og hester, lyden av en stor hær; og de sa til hverandre: Se, Israels konge har leid hetittenes konger og egypternes konger til å komme mot oss.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For Herren hadde latt lyden av vogner, hester og en stor hær høres i arameernes leir, så de sa til hverandre: Se, Israels konge har leiet hittittenes og egypternes konger mot oss for å angripe oss!

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For Herren hadde fått arameernes leir til å høre lyden av vogner og hester, lyden av en stor hær. Og de sa til hverandre: Se, Israels konge har leid hettittenes konger og egypternes konger for å komme over oss.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi Herren havde ladet de Syrers Leir høre en Lyd af Vogne og en Lyd af Heste, (ja) en Lyd af en stor Hær; og de sagde, den Ene til den Anden: See, Israels Konge haver leiet imod os de Hethiters Konger og Ægypters Konger at komme over os.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For Herren hadde latt syrernes hær høre lyden av vogner og hester, lyden av en stor hær. Og de sa til hverandre: Se, Israels konge har leid mot oss hetittenes konger og egypternes konger, for å angripe oss.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For Herren hadde latt syrernes hær høre lyden av vogner, hester og en stor hær, så de sa til hverandre: Se, Israels konge har leid kongene av hetittene og egypterne for å angripe oss.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For Herren hadde fått arameernes leir til å høre lyden av vogner og hester, en stor hær, slik at de sa til hverandre: 'Se, Israels konge har leid hetittkongene og egypterkongene til å komme mot oss.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For Herren hadde fått syrernes hær til å høre lyden av vogner og lyden av hester, lyden av en stor hær; og de sa til hverandre: Se, Israels konge har leid hetittkongene og kongene av Egypt mot oss for å komme over oss.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For Herren hadde fått arameerne til å høre lyden av vogner, hester og en stor hær, så de sa til hverandre: Sannelig, Israels konge har leid kongene av hetittene og egypterne til å angripe oss.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For the LORDE had made the Syrians to heare a noyse of horses, charettes, and of a mightie greate hoost, so that they sayde one to another amonge the selues: Beholde, the kynge of Israel hath hyred the kynge of the Hethites, and the kynge of the Egipcians agaynst vs, to come vpo vs.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For the Lord had caused the campe of the Aramites to heare a noyse of charets & a noise of horses, and a noise of a great armie, so that they sayde one to another, Beholde, the King of Israel hath hired against vs the Kings of the Hittites, and the Kings of the Egyptians to come vpon vs.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For the Lorde had made the hoast of the Syrians to heare a noyse of charets, & a noyse of horses, & the noyse of a great hoast: Insomuch that they sayde one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hyred against vs the kinges of the Hethites, and the kinges of the Egyptians, to come vpon vs.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, [even] the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come on us.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  seeing Jehovah hath caused the camp of Aram to hear a noise of chariot and a noise of horse -- a noise of great force, and they say one unto another, `Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Egypt, to come against us.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For the Lord had made the sound of carriages and horses, and the noise of a great army, come to the ears of the Aramaeans, so that they said to one another, Truly, the king of Israel has got the kings of the Hittites and of the Egyptians for a price to make an attack on us.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great army: and they said one to another, Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come on us.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Lord had caused the Syrian camp to hear the sound of chariots and horses and a large army. Then they said to one another,“Look, the king of Israel has paid the kings of the Hittites and Egypt to attack us!”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 5:24 : 24 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, act quickly, because that will mean the LORD has gone out ahead of you to strike the Philistine army."
• 1 Kgs 10:29 : 29 A chariot was imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty. These were also exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram through their agents.
• Isa 31:1 : 1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, relying on horses and trusting in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are strong, but who do not look to the Holy One of Israel and do not seek the LORD.
• Isa 36:9 : 9 How then can you turn away even one of the least of my master’s officials? And you rely on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
• 2 Chr 12:2-3 : 2 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak, king of Egypt, attacked Jerusalem because they had been unfaithful to the LORD. 3 He came with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops came with him from Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.
• Job 15:21 : 21 Terrifying sounds are in his ears; in prosperity, the destroyer will come upon him.
• Ps 14:5 : 5 There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is with the generation of the righteous.
• Jer 20:3-4 : 3 The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, "The LORD has not called your name Pashhur, but rather Terror on Every Side. 4 For this is what the LORD says: 'I am going to make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They will fall by the sword of their enemies while you watch, and I will hand all Judah over to the king of Babylon, who will take them captive to Babylon or kill them by the sword.
• Ezek 10:5 : 5 The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
• Rev 6:15-16 : 15 The kings of the earth, the nobles, the wealthy, the military commanders, the mighty, and everyone—slave and free—hid themselves in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 And they said to the mountains and the rocks, 'Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!'
• Rev 9:9 : 9 They had breastplates like iron breastplates, and the sound of their wings was like the noise of many horse-drawn chariots rushing into battle.
• 2 Kgs 3:22-27 : 22 But when they arose early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and to the Moabites across the way, the water looked red—like blood. 23 They said, "This is blood! The kings have fought and killed each other. Now, to the plunder, Moab!" 24 When they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and struck down the Moabites, who fled before them. The Israelites invaded the land and continued to strike down the Moabites. 25 They destroyed the cities, threw stones onto every good field until it was covered, stopped up all the springs of water, and cut down all the good trees. Only the stones of Kir Hareseth were left standing, but the slingers surrounded and attacked it. 26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took seven hundred men with swords to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not. 27 Then he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him as a burnt sacrifice on the city wall. Great wrath came upon Israel, so they withdrew from him and returned to their own land.
• 2 Kgs 19:7 : 7 Behold, I will send a spirit upon him; he will hear a report, return to his own land, and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.