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Good News Translation
2 Chronicles 13:17
Abijah and his army dealt the Israelites a crushing defeat—half a million of Israel's best soldiers were killed.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and five hundred thousand fit young men of Israel were killed.
Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and five hundred thousand fit young men of Israel were killed.
Hebrew Names Version
Aviyah and his people killed them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Yisra'el five hundred thousand chosen men.
Aviyah and his people killed them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Yisra'el five hundred thousand chosen men.
King James Version
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
English Standard Version
Abijah and his people struck them with great force, so there fell slain of Israel 500,000 chosen men.
Abijah and his people struck them with great force, so there fell slain of Israel 500,000 chosen men.
New Century Version
Abijah's army struck Israel so that five hundred thousand of Israel's best men were killed.
Abijah's army struck Israel so that five hundred thousand of Israel's best men were killed.
New English Translation
Abijah and his army thoroughly defeated them; 500,000 well-trained Israelite men fell dead.
Abijah and his army thoroughly defeated them; 500,000 well-trained Israelite men fell dead.
Amplified Bible
Abijah and his people inflicted on them a great defeat, so that 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
Abijah and his people inflicted on them a great defeat, so that 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
New American Standard Bible
Abijah and his people defeated them with a great slaughter, so that five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell slain.
Abijah and his people defeated them with a great slaughter, so that five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell slain.
World English Bible
Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Abiiah and his people slewe a great slaughter of them, so that there fel downe wounded of Israel fiue hundreth thousand chosen men.
And Abiiah and his people slewe a great slaughter of them, so that there fel downe wounded of Israel fiue hundreth thousand chosen men.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Abijah and his people struck them down with a great slaughter, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
And Abijah and his people struck them down with a great slaughter, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
Berean Standard Bible
Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 choice men of Israel fell slain.
Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 choice men of Israel fell slain.
Contemporary English Version
five hundred thousand enemy troops.
five hundred thousand enemy troops.
Complete Jewish Bible
Aviyah and his army inflicted a great slaughter on them — 500,000 of Isra'el's select soldiers fell dead.
Aviyah and his army inflicted a great slaughter on them — 500,000 of Isra'el's select soldiers fell dead.
Darby Translation
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; and there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; and there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
Easy-to-Read Version
Abijah's army greatly defeated the army of Israel, and 500,000 of the best men of Israel were killed.
Abijah's army greatly defeated the army of Israel, and 500,000 of the best men of Israel were killed.
George Lamsa Translation
And Abijah slew them with a great slaughter; so there fell slain of Israel five hundred thousand young men.
And Abijah slew them with a great slaughter; so there fell slain of Israel five hundred thousand young men.
Lexham English Bible
And Abijah and his people struck a great blow against them, and the dead from Israel that fell were five hundred thousand chosen men.
And Abijah and his people struck a great blow against them, and the dead from Israel that fell were five hundred thousand chosen men.
Literal Translation
And Abijah and his people struck them with a great blow, and five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell slain.
And Abijah and his people struck them with a great blow, and five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell slain.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
so that Abia & his people dyd a greate slaughter vpon them, and there fell wounded of Israel fyue hundreth thousande chosen men.
so that Abia & his people dyd a greate slaughter vpon them, and there fell wounded of Israel fyue hundreth thousande chosen men.
American Standard Version
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
Bible in Basic English
And Abijah and his people put them to death with great destruction: five hundred thousand of the best of Israel were put to the sword.
And Abijah and his people put them to death with great destruction: five hundred thousand of the best of Israel were put to the sword.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Abia and his people slue a great slaughter of them: There fell downe wounded of Israel fiue hundred thousand chosen men.
And Abia and his people slue a great slaughter of them: There fell downe wounded of Israel fiue hundred thousand chosen men.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
King James Version (1611)
And Abiiah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fel downe slaine of Israel, fiue hundred thousand chosen men.
And Abiiah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fel downe slaine of Israel, fiue hundred thousand chosen men.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Abia and his people smote them with a great slaughter: and there fell slain of Israel five hundred thousand mighty men.
And Abia and his people smote them with a great slaughter: and there fell slain of Israel five hundred thousand mighty men.
English Revised Version
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Abia and his puple smoot hem with a greet wounde, and there felden doun of hem fyue hundrid thousynde of stronge men woundid.
Therfor Abia and his puple smoot hem with a greet wounde, and there felden doun of hem fyue hundrid thousynde of stronge men woundid.
Update Bible Version
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
New King James Version
Then Abijah and his people struck them with a great slaughter; so five hundred thousand choice men of Israel fell slain.
Then Abijah and his people struck them with a great slaughter; so five hundred thousand choice men of Israel fell slain.
New Living Translation
Abijah and his army inflicted heavy losses on them; 500,000 of Israel's select troops were killed that day.
Abijah and his army inflicted heavy losses on them; 500,000 of Israel's select troops were killed that day.
New Life Bible
Abijah and his people killed many of them. There were 500,000 chosen men of Israel killed.
Abijah and his people killed many of them. There were 500,000 chosen men of Israel killed.
New Revised Standard
Abijah and his army defeated them with great slaughter; five hundred thousand picked men of Israel fell slain.
Abijah and his army defeated them with great slaughter; five hundred thousand picked men of Israel fell slain.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Abijah and his people smote among them with a great smiting, - and there fell down slain, of Israel, five hundred thousand chosen men.
And Abijah and his people smote among them with a great smiting, - and there fell down slain, of Israel, five hundred thousand chosen men.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Abia and his people slew them with a great slaughter, and there fell wounded of Israel five hundred thousand valiant men.
And Abia and his people slew them with a great slaughter, and there fell wounded of Israel five hundred thousand valiant men.
Revised Standard Version
Abi'jah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; so there fell slain of Israel five hundred thousand picked men.
Abi'jah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; so there fell slain of Israel five hundred thousand picked men.
Young's Literal Translation
and Abijah and his people smite among them a great smiting, and there fall wounded of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
and Abijah and his people smite among them a great smiting, and there fall wounded of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Abijah and his people defeated them with a great slaughter, so that 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
Abijah and his people defeated them with a great slaughter, so that 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
Contextual Overview
13 Meanwhile Jeroboam had sent some of his troops to ambush the Judean army from the rear, while the rest faced them from the front. 14 The Judeans looked around and saw that they were surrounded. They cried to the Lord for help, and the priests blew the trumpets. 15 The Judeans gave a loud shout, and led by Abijah, they attacked; God defeated Jeroboam and the Israelite army. 16 The Israelites fled from the Judeans, and God let the Judeans overpower them. 17 Abijah and his army dealt the Israelites a crushing defeat—half a million of Israel's best soldiers were killed. 18 And so the people of Judah were victorious over Israel, because they relied on the Lord , the God of their ancestors. 19 Abijah pursued Jeroboam's army and occupied some of his cities: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, and the villages near each of these cities. 20 Jeroboam never regained his power during Abijah's reign. Finally the Lord struck him down, and he died. 21 Abijah, however, grew more powerful. He had fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. 22 The rest of the history of Abijah, what he said and what he did, is written in The History of Iddo the Prophet.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
five hundred: 2 Chronicles 13:3, 2 Chronicles 13:12, 2 Chronicles 28:6, Isaiah 10:16-19, Isaiah 37:36, Nahum 1:5, 1 Corinthians 10:22
Reciprocal: Joshua 10:20 - had made Judges 8:10 - fell an hundred 1 Samuel 4:10 - a very great 2 Samuel 18:7 - twenty thousand men 1 Kings 12:19 - Israel 1 Kings 20:29 - an hundred thousand 2 Chronicles 15:6 - nation Proverbs 17:14 - beginning Proverbs 18:19 - brother Proverbs 24:22 - their Luke 11:17 - Every James 3:6 - the tongue
Cross-References
Genesis 13:15
I am going to give you and your descendants all the land that you see, and it will be yours forever.
I am going to give you and your descendants all the land that you see, and it will be yours forever.
Genesis 13:17
Now, go and look over the whole land, because I am going to give it all to you."
Now, go and look over the whole land, because I am going to give it all to you."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter,.... As they fled, pursuing them:
so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men; such a slaughter as is not to be met with in any history, as Josephus s observes; though Abarbinel wonders he should say so, and affirms that he had read of larger numbers slain at once; but he is the only man that ever pretended to it; Jerom t makes the number but 50,000, and some copies of the Vulgate Latin u, and Josephus Ben Gorion, as Abarbinel w relates; but the true Josephus, the Targum, and all the ancient versions, agree with the Hebrew text; more than half Jeroboam's army was cut off, and 100,000 more than Abijah had in his.
s Antiqu. l. 8. c. 11. sect. 3. t Trad. Heb. fol. 84. M. u So that of Sixtus V. in James's Corruption of the Fathers, p. 294. w Comment in 1. Reg. xv. 6. fol. 250. 3.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Slain - The word means strictly “pierced,” and will include both the killed and the wounded. It is translated “wounded” in Lamentations 2:12.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Chronicles 13:17. Slain - five hundred thousand chosen men. — Query, fifty thousand? This was a great slaughter: 2 Chronicles 13:3, where all these numbers are supposed to be overcharged.
