I Kings 20:27
“And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Kings 20:27 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And the children of Israel were mustered, and were victualled, and went against them: and the children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und die Kinder Israel wurden gemustert und mit Vorrat versorgt, und sie zogen ihnen entgegen; und die Kinder Israel lagerten sich ihnen gegenüber wie zwei kleine Herden Ziegen; die Syrer aber füllten das Land.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y los hijos de Israel fueron también inspeccionados, y tomando provisiones fuéronles al encuentro; y asentaron campo lo hijos de Israel delante de ellos, como dos rebañuelos de cabras; y los Siros henchían la tierra.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E os filhos de Israel foram também inspecionados, e tomando provisões foram-lhes ao encontro; e assentaram acampamento os filhos de Israel diante deles, como dois pequenos rebanhos de cabras; e os sírios enchiam a terra.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O povo de Israel, que estava convocado e provido de suprimento para lutar, acampou defronte deles como dois pequenos rebanhos de cabras, mas os sírios enchiam a terra.
📖 I Kings 20:27 in Context
25And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.
26And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben–hadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
27And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.
28And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the Lord, Because the Syrians have said, The Lord is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
29And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day.
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