1 Kings 20:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Kings 20:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 20:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 20:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The king of Israel went out and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.”

1 Kings 20:21 — World English Bible

1 Kings 20:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Kings 20:21 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 20:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

1 Kings 20:21 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 20:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

1 Kings 20:21 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 20:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the King of Israel went out, and smote the horses and charets, and with a great slaughter slew he the Aramites.”

1 Kings 20:21 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 20:21 in Context — 1 Kings 20

19 So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.

20 And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben–hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.

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

22 And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.

23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

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What Does 1 Kings 20:21 Mean?

1 Kings 20:21 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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