1 Kings 20:21

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the horses and chariots, inflicting a great slaughter on the Arameans.”

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BSBPD

“Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the horses and chariots, inflicting a great slaughter on the Arameans.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the king of Israel goeth out, and smiteth the horses, and the charioteers, and hath smitten among the Aramaeans a great smiting.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 20:21 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 10:20So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.
  2. Judges 3:28“Follow me,” he told them, “for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they followed him down and seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over.
  3. Judges 7:23Then the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and they pursued the Midianites.
  4. Judges 11:33With a great blow he devastated twenty cities from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites.
  5. 1 Samuel 14:20Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor.
  6. 1 Samuel 17:52Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.
  7. 1 Samuel 19:8When war broke out again, David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them with such a mighty blow that they fled before him.
  8. 2 Kings 3:18This is a simple matter in the sight of the LORD, and He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
  9. 2 Kings 3:24But when the Moabites came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and attacked them, and they fled before them. So the Israelites invaded their land and struck down the Moabites.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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