Revelation 9:16

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.”

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BSBPD

“And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the number of the armies of the horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand: I heard the number of them.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the number of the forces of the horsemen <FI>is<Fi> two myriads of myriads, and I heard the number of them.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Revelation 9:16 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 68:17The chariots of God are tens of thousands— thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.
  2. Ezekiel 23:6clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds.
  3. Ezekiel 38:4I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army—your horses, your horsemen in full armor, and a great company armed with shields and bucklers, all brandishing their swords.
  4. Daniel 7:10A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.
  5. Daniel 11:40At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.
  6. Revelation 5:11Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and living creatures and elders encircling the throne, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
  7. Revelation 7:4And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel:

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