1 Kings 20:29

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For seven days, the two armies camped opposite each other. On the seventh day, the battle began, and the Israelites struck down 100,000 Aramean foot soldiers in one day.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians one hundred thousand footmen in one day.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they encamped{H2583} one{H428} over against{H5227} the other{H428} seven{H7651} days.{H3117} And so it was, that in the seventh{H7637} day{H3117} the battle{H4421} was joined;{H7126} and the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} slew{H5221} of the Syrians{H758} a hundred{H3967} thousand{H505} footmen{H7273} in one{H259} day.{H3117}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they pitched{H2583}{(H8799)} one{H428} over against{H5227} the other{H428} seven{H7651} days{H3117}. And so it was, that in the seventh{H7637} day{H3117} the battle{H4421} was joined{H7126}{(H8799)}: and the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} slew{H5221}{(H8686)} of the Syrians{H758} an hundred{H3967} thousand{H505} footmen{H7273} in one{H259} day{H3117}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And they pitched their tentes right ouer agaynst them seuen dayes. But vpon ye seuenth daye they wente together in to the battayll: and the children of Israel smote of the Sirians an hundreth thousande fote men in one daye,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And they pitched one ouer against the other seuen dayes, & in the seuenth day the battel was ioyned: and the children of Israel slew of the Aramites an hundreth thousand footemen in one day.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they pitched one ouer against the other seuen dayes: and it came to passe, that in the seuenth day the battaile was ioyned, and the children of Israel slue of the Syrians an hundred thousande footemen in one day.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And [so] it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They encamped one over against the other seven days. So it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel killed of the Syrians one hundred thousand footmen in one day.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And they encamp one over-against another seven days, and it cometh to pass on the seventh day, that the battle draweth near, and the sons of Israel smite Aram -- a hundred thousand footmen in one day.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they encamped one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians a hundred thousand footmen in one day.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they encamped one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians a hundred thousand footmen in one day.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Now the two armies kept their positions facing one another for seven days. And on the seventh day the fight was started; and the children of Israel put to the sword a hundred thousand Aramaean footmen in one day.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They encamped one over against the other seven days. So it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel killed one hundred thousand footmen of the Syrians in one day.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The armies were deployed opposite each other for seven days. On the seventh day the battle began, and the Israelites killed 100,000 Syrian foot soldiers in one day.

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 6:15 : 15 On the seventh day, they rose early, at dawn, and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. On that day alone, they circled the city seven times.
  • 1 Sam 17:16 : 16 The Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand for forty days.
  • 2 Sam 10:18 : 18 But the Arameans fled before Israel. David killed seven hundred Aramean charioteers and forty thousand horsemen. He also struck down Shobach, the commander of their army, who died there.
  • 2 Chr 13:17 : 17 Abijah and his army inflicted a severe defeat on them, and five hundred thousand of Israel’s chosen men were killed.
  • 2 Chr 20:23-25 : 23 The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the men from Mount Seir to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir, they helped to destroy one another. 24 When the men of Judah came to the place overlooking the desert and looked toward the vast army, they saw only dead bodies lying on the ground; no one had escaped. 25 So Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder, and they found among them a great amount of equipment, clothing, and articles of value—more than they could take away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it.
  • 2 Chr 28:6 : 6 Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 warriors in Judah in one day because they had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors.
  • Ps 10:16 : 16 The Lord is King forever and ever; the nations have perished from His land.
  • Isa 37:36 : 36 Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Kgs 20:25-28
    4 verses
    81%

    25 You must assemble an army like the one you lost, with horses and chariots like the ones before. Then we will fight them on the plains, and surely we will be stronger than they are." Ben-Hadad listened to their advice and did as they instructed.

    26 At the turn of the year, Ben-Hadad mustered the Arameans and went to Aphek to fight against Israel.

    27 The Israelites were also mustered and supplied with provisions. They went out to meet the Arameans and camped opposite them, appearing like two small flocks of goats, while the Arameans covered the countryside.

    28 Then a man of God approached the king of Israel and said, "This is what the LORD says: Because the Arameans think that the LORD is a god of the hills and not a god of the valleys, I will deliver this vast army into your hands, and you will know that I am the LORD."

  • 1 Kgs 20:30
    80%

    30 The rest of the Arameans fled to the city of Aphek, where a wall collapsed on 27,000 of them. Meanwhile, Ben-Hadad fled to the city and hid in an inner room.

  • 1 Kgs 20:19-21
    3 verses
    79%

    19 The young men of the provincial leaders marched out of the city, followed by the army.

    20 Each man struck down his opponent, and the Arameans fled with Israel pursuing them. Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, escaped on horseback along with some cavalry.

    21 The king of Israel went out and struck down the horses and chariots, and he inflicted a great defeat on the Arameans.

  • 1 Chr 19:16-18
    3 verses
    78%

    16 When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to bring out additional Aramean forces from beyond the Euphrates River, with Shophach, the commander of Hadadezer's army, leading them.

    17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and advanced against them to set up his battle lines. David arranged his forces to face the Arameans, and they fought against him.

    18 But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand chariot drivers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shophach, the commander of their army.

  • 2 Sam 10:17-19
    3 verses
    78%

    17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Arameans formed their battle lines to meet David and fought against him.

    18 But the Arameans fled before Israel. David killed seven hundred Aramean charioteers and forty thousand horsemen. He also struck down Shobach, the commander of their army, who died there.

    19 When all the kings who were vassals of Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.

  • 2 Sam 18:7
    76%

    7 There, the army of Israel was defeated by David's servants, and the casualties were heavy that day—twenty thousand men.

  • 1 Kgs 20:1
    76%

    1 Ben-Hadad, the king of Aram, gathered his entire army along with thirty-two kings, horses, and chariots. He marched up, laid siege to Samaria, and attacked it.

  • 2 Kgs 7:5-7
    3 verses
    75%

    5 At twilight, they got up and went to the camp of the Arameans. When they reached the edge of the camp, they found no one there.

    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!"

    7 So they got up and fled in the twilight, abandoning their tents, horses, and donkeys. They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives.

  • 2 Sam 8:5
    75%

    5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.

  • Judg 20:17
    73%

    17 The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords, all experienced warriors.

  • 1 Kgs 22:35-36
    2 verses
    73%

    35 The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. But he died that evening, and the blood from his wound ran onto the floor of the chariot.

    36 As the sun was setting, a cry spread throughout the army, 'Every man to his city, and every man to his land!'

  • 1 Chr 18:5
    73%

    5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 of them.

  • 2 Sam 10:15
    73%

    15 When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together.

  • 2 Chr 18:34
    73%

    34 The battle raged throughout the day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. Then, at sunset, he died.

  • 2 Chr 28:6
    73%

    6 Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 warriors in Judah in one day because they had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

  • Judg 20:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21 The Benjaminites came out of Gibeah and cut down twenty-two thousand Israelites on the battlefield that day.

    22 But the Israelites encouraged one another and again took up their positions where they had stationed themselves the first day.

  • 2 Kgs 6:8
    73%

    8 Now the king of Aram was waging war against Israel. After consulting with his servants, he said, "I will camp in such-and-such a place."

  • 1 Chr 19:10
    72%

    10 When Joab saw that the battle lines were drawn both in front and behind him, he selected some of his best men from Israel and arranged them to fight against the Arameans.

  • Judg 20:35
    72%

    35 The LORD struck down Benjamin before Israel, and the Israelites killed twenty-five thousand one hundred Benjaminites that day, all armed with swords.

  • 1 Chr 19:14
    72%

    14 Joab and the troops who were with him advanced against the Arameans to fight, and they fled before him.

  • 2 Chr 24:24
    72%

    24 Though the Aramean army had come with only a small force of men, the Lord delivered into their hands a very large army because Judah had forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors. So they executed judgment against Joash.

  • Judg 20:25
    72%

    25 On the second day, the Benjaminites came out from Gibeah to meet the Israelites and struck down another eighteen thousand Israelites, all of them armed with swords.

  • 2 Kgs 7:12
    72%

    12 The king got up in the night and said to his servants, "I will tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are hungry, so they have gone out of the camp to hide in the countryside, thinking, 'When they come out of the city, we will capture them alive and take the city.'"

  • Isa 37:36
    72%

    36 Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies.

  • 2 Kgs 19:35
    72%

    35 That night, the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning, there were dead bodies everywhere.

  • 2 Sam 10:9
    71%

    9 When Joab saw that battle lines were drawn up against him both in front and behind, he chose some of the select men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.

  • 1 Kgs 20:23
    71%

    23 Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, 'Their gods are gods of the hills; that is why they were stronger than us. But if we fight them on the plains, surely we will be stronger than they are.'

  • Judg 20:39
    71%

    39 When the Israelites turned in the battle, the Benjaminites had begun killing about thirty Israelites and thought, 'We are defeating them as in the first battle.'

  • 2 Chr 13:17
    71%

    17 Abijah and his army inflicted a severe defeat on them, and five hundred thousand of Israel’s chosen men were killed.

  • Judg 20:2
    71%

    2 The leaders of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, took their positions in the assembly of the people of God—four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords.

  • 2 Chr 18:30
    71%

    30 Now the king of Aram had commanded his chariot commanders, 'Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.'

  • 1 Sam 4:10
    71%

    10 The Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated. Each man fled to his tent, and the slaughter was very great—thirty thousand Israelite foot soldiers fell.

  • 2 Sam 10:13
    71%

    13 Joab and the troops with him advanced to fight the Arameans, and they fled before him.

  • 1 Kgs 20:15
    71%

    15 So Ahab mustered the young men of the provincial leaders, and there were two hundred thirty-two of them. After them, he assembled all the people of Israel—seven thousand in total.

  • 1 Chr 5:22
    70%

    22 Many were killed because the battle was from God, and they lived in their territory until the time of the exile.

  • 1 Chr 12:37
    70%

    37 From the tribe of Asher, there were 40,000 experienced warriors ready for battle.

  • Judg 7:22
    70%

    22 When the three hundred trumpets sounded, the LORD caused the men throughout the camp to turn on each other with their swords. The army fled to Beth Shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah near Tabbath.