1 Kings 20:21
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the horses and chariots, inflicting a great slaughter on the Arameans.
In context
19 Meanwhile, these young officers of the district governors marched out of the city, with the army behind them,
20 and each one struck down his opponent. So the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with the cavalry.
21 Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the horses and chariots, inflicting a great slaughter on the Arameans.
22 Afterward, the prophet approached the king of Israel and said, “Go and strengthen your position, and take note what you must do, for in the spring the king of Aram will come up against you.”
23 Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.
1 Kings 20:21 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the horses and chariots, inflicting a great slaughter on the Arameans.
- KJV King James Version
- And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
- WEB World English Bible
- The king of Israel went out and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and the king of Israel goeth out, and smiteth the horses, and the charioteers, and hath smitten among the Aramaeans a great smiting.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.