Judges 5:19

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“Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver.”

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BSBPD

“Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The kings came and fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan, In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: They took no gain of money.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Kings came--they fought; Then fought kings of Canaan, In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; Gain of money they took not!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 5:19 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 4:16So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
  2. Genesis 14:22But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
  3. Joshua 10:22Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”
  4. Joshua 11:1Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph;
  5. Joshua 12:21the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
  6. Joshua 17:11Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
  7. Judges 1:27At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
  8. Judges 4:13he summoned all nine hundred of his iron chariots and all the men with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the River Kishon.
  9. Judges 5:30‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil— a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’
  10. 1 Kings 4:12Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;
  11. Psalms 44:12You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale.
  12. Psalms 48:4For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.
  13. Psalms 68:12“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.
  14. Psalms 68:13Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.”
  15. Psalms 118:8It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
  16. Revelation 17:12The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings, along with the beast.
  17. Revelation 19:19Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.

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