1 Samuel 15:4

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.”

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BSBPD

“So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Saul summoneth the people, and inspecteth them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand <FI>are<Fi> men of Judah.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 15:4 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 15:24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
  2. 1 Samuel 11:8And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.
  3. 1 Samuel 13:15Then Samuel set out from Gilgal and went up to Gibeah in Benjamin. And Saul numbered the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.
  4. 2 Kings 3:6So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel.

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