2 Chronicles 13:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Abijah{H29} and his people{H5971} slew{H5221} them with a great{H7227} slaughter:{H4347} so there fell down{H5307} slain{H2491} of Israel{H3478} five{H2568} hundred{H3967} thousand{H505} chosen{H977} men.{H376}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Abijah{H29} and his people{H5971} slew{H5221}{(H8686)} them with a great{H7227} slaughter{H4347}: so there fell down{H5307}{(H8799)} slain{H2491} of Israel{H3478} five{H2568} hundred{H3967} thousand{H505} chosen{H977}{(H8803)} men{H376}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    so that Abia & his people dyd a greate slaughter vpon them, and there fell wounded of Israel fyue hundreth thousande chosen men.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Abiiah and his people slewe a great slaughter of them, so that there fel downe wounded of Israel fiue hundreth thousand chosen men.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Abia and his people slue a great slaughter of them: There fell downe wounded of Israel fiue hundred thousand chosen men.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Abijah and his people smite among them a great smiting, and there fall wounded of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Abijah and his people put them to death with great destruction: five hundred thousand of the best of Israel were put to the sword.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Abijah and his army thoroughly defeated them; 500,000 well-trained Israelite men fell dead.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 13:3 : 3 Abijah went into battle with an army of valiant warriors, four hundred thousand chosen men, while Jeroboam arranged against him eight hundred thousand chosen men, mighty warriors.
  • 2 Chr 13:12 : 12 Now look, God is with us at our head, and His priests with their trumpets are ready to sound the battle cry against you. People of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.
  • 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.
  • Isa 10:16-19 : 16 Therefore, the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, will send leanness among his robust ones, and under his glory, a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire. 17 The Light of Israel will become a fire, their Holy One a flame; it will burn and devour his thorns and briars in a single day. 18 The glory of his forest and his fruitful fields will be consumed, both soul and body. It will be as when a sick man wastes away. 19 The remaining trees of his forest will be so few that a child could count them.
  • 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.
  • Nah 1:5 : 5 The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it.
  • 1 Cor 10:22 : 22 Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He is?

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    3 Abijah went into battle with an army of valiant warriors, four hundred thousand chosen men, while Jeroboam arranged against him eight hundred thousand chosen men, mighty warriors.

    4 Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, "Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel!"

  • 2 Chr 13:15-16
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    15 Then the men of Judah raised a battle cry, and as they shouted, God struck down Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

    16 The Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands.

  • 2 Sam 24:9
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    9 Joab reported the number of the people to the king: Israel had eight hundred thousand able men who could handle a sword, and Judah had five hundred thousand.

  • Judg 20:34-35
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    75%

    34 Ten thousand of Israel's finest men advanced against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce. But the Benjaminites did not realize that disaster was closing in on them.

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  • 2 Sam 18:7
    75%

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

  • 1 Chr 5:21-22
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    21 They took away their livestock: fifty thousand camels, two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, two thousand donkeys, and one hundred thousand people as captives.

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  • Judg 20:17
    74%

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

  • 2 Chr 13:18-20
    3 verses
    74%

    18 So the Israelites were humbled at that time, and the men of Judah were victorious because they relied on the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

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    20 Jeroboam did not regain his power during the days of Abijah. The LORD struck him down, and he died.

  • 1 Chr 21:5
    73%

    5 Joab presented the results of the census to David: There were in Israel 1,100,000 warriors who drew the sword, and in Judah 470,000 who drew the sword.

  • Judg 20:25
    73%

    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.

  • Judg 20:20-21
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    73%

    20 The Israelites went out to fight the Benjaminites and took up battle positions against them at Gibeah.

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    2 verses
    73%

    5 Therefore, the LORD his God allowed him to fall into the hands of the king of Aram. They defeated him, took a great number of captives, and brought them to Damascus. He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who inflicted a heavy defeat on him.

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    72%

    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.

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    3 verses
    72%

    44 Eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell, all valiant warriors.

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  • 2 Chr 11:1
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    69%

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    68%

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    68%

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    6 In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.

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