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2 Chronicles 13:17
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KJ21
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
ASV
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
AMP
Abijah and his people inflicted on them a great defeat, so that 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
AMPC
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter, so there fell of Israel 500,000 chosen men.
BRG
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
CSB
Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and five hundred thousand fit young men of Israel were killed.
CSBA
Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and five hundred thousand fit young men of Israel were killed.
CEB
Abijah and his people struck them severely: five hundred thousand select warriors were killed.
CJB
Aviyah and his army inflicted a great slaughter on them — 500,000 of Isra’el’s select soldiers fell dead.
CEV
500,000 enemy troops.
DARBY
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; and there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
DRA
And Abia and his people slew them with a great slaughter, and there fell wounded of Israel five hundred thousand valiant men.
ERV
Abijah’s army greatly defeated the army of Israel, and 500,000 of the best men of Israel were killed.
EASY
Abijah and his army killed many of the Israel soldiers. 500,000 of Israel's best soldiers died.
EHV
Abijah and his people inflicted very heavy casualties on them. Five hundred thousand specially chosen men of Israel fell in battle.
ESV
Abijah and his people struck them with great force, so there fell slain of Israel 500,000 chosen men.
ESVUK
Abijah and his people struck them with great force, so there fell slain of Israel 500,000 chosen men.
EXB
Abijah’s army ·struck [inflicted a great slaughter on] Israel so that five hundred thousand of Israel’s ·best [select] men were killed.
GNV
And Abijah and his people slew a great slaughter of them, so that there fell down wounded of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
GW
So Abijah and his men defeated them decisively, and 500,000 of the best men of Israel were killed.
GNT
Abijah and his army dealt the Israelites a crushing defeat—half a million of Israel's best soldiers were killed.
HCSB
Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 choice men of Israel were killed.
ICB
Abijah’s army killed many of Israel’s men. Of Israel’s best men 500,000 were killed.
ISV
Abijah and his army defeated them in a tremendous slaughter that resulted in 500,000 special forces from Israel being slain.
JUB
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
KJV
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
AKJV
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
LSB
And Abijah and his people struck them down with a great slaughter, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
LEB
And Abijah and his people struck a great blow against them, and the dead from Israel that fell were five hundred thousand chosen men.
TLB
and they slaughtered 500,000 elite troops of Israel that day.
MSG
While Abijah was speaking, Jeroboam had sent men around to take them by surprise from the rear: Jeroboam in front of Judah and the ambush behind. When Judah looked back, they saw they were attacked front and back. They prayed desperately to God, the priests blew their trumpets, and the soldiers of Judah shouted their battle cry. At the battle cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. The army of Israel scattered before Judah; God gave them the victory. Abijah and his troops slaughtered them—500,000 of Israel’s best fighters were killed that day. The army of Israel fell flat on its face—a humiliating defeat. The army of Judah won hands down because they trusted God, the God of their ancestors.
MEV
Abijah and his people struck them down with a great slaughter, and the slain from Israel who fell that day were five hundred thousand choice men.
NOG
So Abijah and his men defeated them decisively, and 500,000 of the best men of Israel were killed.
NABRE
Abijah and his people inflicted a severe defeat upon them; five hundred thousand picked men of Israel fell slain.
NASB
Abijah and his people defeated them with a great slaughter, so that five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell slain.
NASB1995
Abijah and his people defeated them with a great slaughter, so that 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
NCB
Abijah and his army inflicted heavy losses upon the Israelites. Five hundred thousand picked men of Israel fell during the battle.
NCV
Abijah’s army struck Israel so that five hundred thousand of Israel’s best men were killed.
NET
Abijah and his army thoroughly defeated them; 500,000 well-trained Israelite men fell dead.
NIRV
Abijah and his troops wounded and killed large numbers of them. In fact, 500,000 of Israel’s capable men lay dead or wounded.
NIV
Abijah and his troops inflicted heavy losses on them, so that there were five hundred thousand casualties among Israel’s able men.
NIVUK
Abijah and his troops inflicted heavy losses on them, so that there were five hundred thousand casualties among Israel’s able men.
NKJV
Then Abijah and his people struck them with a great slaughter; so five hundred thousand choice men of Israel fell slain.
NLV
Abijah and his people killed many of them. There were 500,000 chosen men of Israel killed.
NLT
Abijah and his army inflicted heavy losses on them; 500,000 of Israel’s select troops were killed that day.
NRSVA
Abijah and his army defeated them with great slaughter; five hundred thousand picked men of Israel fell slain.
NRSVACE
Abijah and his army defeated them with great slaughter; five hundred thousand picked men of Israel fell slain.
NRSVCE
Abijah and his army defeated them with great slaughter; five hundred thousand picked men of Israel fell slain.
NRSVUE
Abijah and his army defeated them with great slaughter; five hundred thousand picked men of Israel fell slain.
OJB
And Aviyah and his army slaughtered them with a makkah rabbah (great slaughter); so there fell down slain of Yisroel five hundred thousand ish bachur.
RGT
And Abijah and his people killed them in a great slaughter, so that five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell down wounded.
RSV
Abi′jah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; so there fell slain of Israel five hundred thousand picked men.
RSVCE
Abi′jah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; so there fell slain of Israel five hundred thousand picked men.
TLV
So Abijah and his people defeated them with a great slaughter, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
VOICE
Abijah and his army slaughtered 500,000 of the Israelite warriors.
WEB
Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter, so five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell down slain.
WYC
Therefore Abijah and his people smote them with a great wound, and there felled down of them five hundred thousand of strong men wounded. (And so Abijah and his people struck them down there with a great slaughter, and five hundred thousand strong men of them fell down slain.)
YLT
and Abijah and his people smite among them a great smiting, and there fall wounded of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
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