16 And (A)they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called (B)Armageddon.

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16 Then they gathered the kings together(A) to the place that in Hebrew(B) is called Armageddon.(C)

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11 (A)On that day (B)the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great (C)as the mourning for Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.

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11 On that day the weeping(A) in Jerusalem will be as great as the weeping of Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.(B)

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Proclaim this among the nations:
(A)Consecrate for war;[a]
    stir up the mighty men.
Let all the men of war draw near;
    let them come up.
10 (B)Beat your plowshares into swords,
    and (C)your pruning hooks into spears;
    let the weak say, “I am a warrior.”

11 (D)Hasten and come,
    all you surrounding nations,
    and gather yourselves there.
(E)Bring down your warriors, O Lord.
12 Let the nations stir themselves up
    and come up to (F)the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
(G)for there I will sit to judge
    all the surrounding nations.

13 (H)Put in the sickle,
    (I)for the harvest is ripe.
(J)Go in, tread,
    (K)for the winepress is full.
The vats overflow,
    for their evil is great.

14 Multitudes, multitudes,
    in the valley of decision!
For (L)the day of the Lord is near
    in the valley of decision.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 3:9 Or Consecrate a war

Proclaim this among the nations:
    Prepare for war!(A)
Rouse the warriors!(B)
    Let all the fighting men draw near and attack.
10 Beat your plowshares into swords
    and your pruning hooks(C) into spears.(D)
Let the weakling(E) say,
    “I am strong!”(F)
11 Come quickly, all you nations from every side,
    and assemble(G) there.

Bring down your warriors,(H) Lord!

12 “Let the nations be roused;
    let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat,(I)
for there I will sit
    to judge(J) all the nations on every side.
13 Swing the sickle,(K)
    for the harvest(L) is ripe.
Come, trample the grapes,(M)
    for the winepress(N) is full
    and the vats overflow—
so great is their wickedness!”

14 Multitudes,(O) multitudes
    in the valley(P) of decision!
For the day of the Lord(Q) is near
    in the valley of decision.(R)

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29 (A)In his days (B)Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt went up to the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates. King Josiah went to meet him, and Pharaoh Neco killed him at (C)Megiddo, as soon as he saw him. 30 (D)And his servants carried him dead in a chariot from (E)Megiddo and brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. (F)And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's place.

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29 While Josiah was king, Pharaoh Necho(A) king of Egypt went up to the Euphrates River to help the king of Assyria. King Josiah marched out to meet him in battle, but Necho faced him and killed him at Megiddo.(B) 30 Josiah’s servants brought his body in a chariot(C) from Megiddo to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and anointed him and made him king in place of his father.

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19 “The kings came, they fought;
    then fought the kings of Canaan,
at (A)Taanach, by the waters of (B)Megiddo;
    (C)they got no spoils of silver.

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19 “Kings came(A), they fought,
    the kings of Canaan fought.
At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo,(B)
    they took no plunder of silver.(C)

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11 They have (A)as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit. His name in Hebrew is (B)Abaddon, and in Greek he is called Apollyon.[a]

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  1. Revelation 9:11 Abaddon means destruction; Apollyon means destroyer

11 They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss,(A) whose name in Hebrew(B) is Abaddon(C) and in Greek is Apollyon (that is, Destroyer).

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17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to (A)all the birds that fly directly overhead, (B)“Come, gather for (C)the great supper of God, 18 (D)to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave,[a] both small and great.” 19 And I saw (E)the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies (F)gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army. 20 And the beast was captured, and with it (G)the false prophet (H)who in its presence[b] had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who (I)worshiped its image. These two were (J)thrown alive into the lake of (K)fire that burns with sulfur. 21 And the rest were slain by the sword (L)that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and (M)all the birds were gorged with their flesh.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:18 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
  2. Revelation 19:20 Or on its behalf

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds(A) flying in midair,(B) “Come,(C) gather together for the great supper of God,(D) 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people,(E) free and slave,(F) great and small.”(G)

19 Then I saw the beast(H) and the kings of the earth(I) and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse(J) and his army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet(K) who had performed the signs(L) on its behalf.(M) With these signs he had deluded(N) those who had received the mark of the beast(O) and worshiped its image.(P) The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake(Q) of burning sulfur.(R) 21 The rest were killed with the sword(S) coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse,(T) and all the birds(U) gorged themselves on their flesh.

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14 They will wage war(A) against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over(B) them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings(C)—and with him will be his called, chosen(D) and faithful followers.”

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13 So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on (A)the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic[a] Gabbatha.

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  1. John 19:13 Or Hebrew; also verses 17, 20

13 When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s seat(A) at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic(B) is Gabbatha).

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14 And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me (A)in the Hebrew language,[a] ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

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  1. Acts 26:14 Or the Hebrew dialect (probably Aramaic)

14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice(A) saying to me in Aramaic,[a](B) ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

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  1. Acts 26:14 Or Hebrew

17 and (A)he went out, (B)bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha.

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17 Carrying his own cross,(A) he went out to the place of the Skull(B) (which in Aramaic(C) is called Golgotha).

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Now there is in Jerusalem by (A)the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic[a] called Bethesda,[b] which has five roofed colonnades.

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  1. John 5:2 Or Hebrew
  2. John 5:2 Some manuscripts Bethsaida

Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate(A) a pool, which in Aramaic(B) is called Bethesda[a] and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades.

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  1. John 5:2 Some manuscripts Bethzatha; other manuscripts Bethsaida

For (A)I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and (B)the city shall be taken (C)and the houses plundered (D)and the women raped. (E)Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city. (F)Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle.

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I will gather all the nations(A) to Jerusalem to fight against it;(B) the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped.(C) Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city.(D) Then the Lord will go out and fight(E) against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle.(F)

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