Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Kings came, they fought, the kings of Canaan fought. At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo, they took no plunder of silver. New Living Translation “The kings of Canaan came and fought, at Taanach near Megiddo’s springs, but they carried off no silver treasures. English Standard Version “The kings came, they fought; then fought the kings of Canaan, at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; they got no spoils of silver. Berean Standard Bible Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver. King James Bible The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money. New King James Version “The kings came and fought, Then the kings of Canaan fought In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; They took no spoils of silver. New American Standard Bible “The kings came and fought; Then the kings of Canaan fought At Taanach near the waters of Megiddo; They took no plunder in silver. NASB 1995 “The kings came and fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan At Taanach near the waters of Megiddo; They took no plunder in silver. NASB 1977 “The kings came and fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan At Taanach near the waters of Megiddo; They took no plunder in silver. Legacy Standard Bible “The kings came and fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan At Taanach near the waters of Megiddo; They took no gain of silver. Amplified Bible “The kings came and fought; Then the kings of Canaan fought At Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. Spoils of silver they did not obtain. Christian Standard Bible Kings came and fought. Then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the Waters of Megiddo, but they did not plunder the silver. Holman Christian Standard Bible Kings came and fought. Then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no spoil of silver. American Standard Version The kings came and fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan. In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: They took no gain of money. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Kings came and they fought and then were gathered the Kings of Canaan in Tanak; they gathered by the waters of Magdo; possessions and money they did not take Brenton Septuagint Translation Kings set themselves in array, then the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanaach at the water of Mageddo; they took no gift of money. Contemporary English Version Canaanite kings fought us at Taanach by the stream near Megiddo--but they couldn't rob us of our silver. Douay-Rheims Bible The kings came and fought, the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanach by the waters of Mageddo, and yet they took no spoils. English Revised Version The kings came and fought; then fought the kings of Canaan; in Taanach by the waters of Meggido: they took no gain of money. GOD'S WORD® Translation Kings came and fought. Then the kings of Canaan fought. They fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. But they didn't carry off any rich loot. Good News Translation At Taanach, by the stream of Megiddo, the kings came and fought; the kings of Canaan fought, but they took no silver away. International Standard Version "Kings came to fight, then battled the kings of Canaan at Taanach near the waters of Megiddo. They took no silver as the spoils of war. JPS Tanakh 1917 The kings came, they fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan, In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; They took no gain of money. Literal Standard Version Kings came—they fought; Then kings of Canaan fought, | In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; They did not take gain of money! Majority Standard Bible Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver. New American Bible The kings came and fought; then they fought, those kings of Canaan, At Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; no spoil of silver did they take. NET Bible Kings came, they fought; the kings of Canaan fought, at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no silver as plunder. New Revised Standard Version “The kings came, they fought; then fought the kings of Canaan, at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; they got no spoils of silver. New Heart English Bible The kings came and fought, then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. They took no plunder of silver. Webster's Bible Translation The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Tanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money. World English Bible “The kings came and fought, then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. They took no plunder of silver. Young's Literal Translation Kings came -- they fought; Then fought kings of Canaan, In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; Gain of money they took not! Additional Translations ... Context The Song of Deborah and Barak…18Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield. 19Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver. 20From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.… Cross References Revelation 16:16 And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. Joshua 11:1 Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph; Judges 1:27 At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land. Judges 4:13 he summoned all nine hundred of his iron chariots and all the men with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the River Kishon. Judges 5:30 Are they not finding and dividing the spoil--a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?' 1 Kings 4:12 Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam; 2 Kings 23:29 At the end of Josiah's reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo. Treasury of Scripture The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money. kings Joshua 10:22-27 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave… Joshua 11:1 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, Psalm 48:4-6 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together… Taanach Judges 1:27 Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. 1 Kings 4:12 Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam: they took Judges 5:30 Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil? Genesis 14:22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, Genesis 4:16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. Jump to Previous Canaan Carried Kings Megiddo Megid'do Money Plunder Profit Silver Spoils Taanach Ta'anach Tanach Warring WatersJump to Next Canaan Carried Kings Megiddo Megid'do Money Plunder Profit Silver Spoils Taanach Ta'anach Tanach Warring WatersJudges 5 1. The Song of Deborah and Barak(19) The kings.--Comp. Joshua 11:1. Jabin did not stand alone. In Taanach.--See Judges 1:27. The word means "sandy soil." By the waters of Megiddo.--The affluents of the Kishon, or the swollen waves of the river itself. There is a copious spring at Lejj-n, the ancient Megiddo, which in rainy seasons rapidly turns the plain into a morass (Thomson's Land and Book. ch. 29). They took no gain of money.--Literally, fragment of silver they did not take. They had doubtless hoped, if not for much actual spoil, at least for ransom from the numerous captives which they expected to win, or from the gain derived by selling them into slavery. Verse 19. - The kings came and fought (cf. Joshua 11:1, 2, 5). They took no gain of money. These words may mean,(1) they did not stop to plunder, they were intent only upon slaughter; or, (2) they took no ransom for their enemies' lives; or, (3) they got nothing by their fighting, for they were all killed themselves. Hebrew Kingsמְלָכִים֙ (mə·lā·ḵîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4428: A king came בָּ֤אוּ (bā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go and fought; נִלְחָ֔מוּ (nil·ḥā·mū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle then אָ֤ז (’āz) Adverb Strong's 227: At that time, place, therefore the kings מַלְכֵ֣י (mal·ḵê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4428: A king of Canaan כְנַ֔עַן (ḵə·na·‘an) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3667: Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan fought נִלְחֲמוּ֙ (nil·ḥă·mū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle at Taanach בְּתַעְנַ֖ךְ (bə·ṯa‘·naḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8590: Taanach -- a Canaanite city assigned to Manasseh by עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the waters מֵ֣י (mê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen of Megiddo, מְגִדּ֑וֹ (mə·ḡid·dōw) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4023: Megiddo -- a tower but they took לָקָֽחוּ׃ (lā·qā·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3947: To take no לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no plunder בֶּ֥צַע (be·ṣa‘) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1215: Gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit of silver. כֶּ֖סֶף (ke·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money Links Judges 5:19 NIVJudges 5:19 NLT Judges 5:19 ESV Judges 5:19 NASB Judges 5:19 KJV Judges 5:19 BibleApps.com Judges 5:19 Biblia Paralela Judges 5:19 Chinese Bible Judges 5:19 French Bible Judges 5:19 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 5:19 The kings came and fought then (Jd Judg. 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