2 Chronicles 13:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
Abijah and his troops inflicted heavy losses on them, so that there were five hundred thousand casualties among Israel's able men.

New Living Translation
Abijah and his army inflicted heavy losses on them; 500,000 of Israel’s select troops were killed that day.

English Standard Version
Abijah and his people struck them with great force, so there fell slain of Israel 500,000 chosen men.

Berean Study Bible
Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 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.

NASB 1995
Abijah and his people defeated them with a great slaughter, so that 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.

NASB 1977
And Abijah and his people defeated them with a great slaughter, so that 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.

Amplified Bible
Abijah and his people inflicted on them a great defeat, so that 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.

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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 choice men of Israel were killed.

Contemporary English Version
500,000 enemy troops.

Good News Translation
Abijah and his army dealt the Israelites a crushing defeat--half a million of Israel's best soldiers were killed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Abijah and his men defeated them decisively, and 500,000 of the best men of Israel were killed.

International Standard Version
Abijah and his army defeated them in a tremendous slaughter that resulted in 500,000 special forces from Israel being slain.

NET Bible
Abijah and his army thoroughly defeated them; 500,000 well-trained Israelite men fell dead.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

King James 2000 Bible
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

New Heart English Bible
Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

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.

American 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.

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.

A Faithful Version
And Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter. And there fell down dead five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel.

Darby Bible Translation
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; and there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen 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.

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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 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.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And Abia and his people slue a great slaughter of them: There fell downe wounded of Israel fiue hundred thousand chosen men.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
so that Abia & his people dyd a greate slaughter vpon them, and there fell wounded of Israel fyue hundreth thousande chosen men.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and Abijah and his people strike among them a great striking, and five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fall wounded.

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.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Abijah and his people will strike upon them a great blow: and there will fall wounded from Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

Catholic Translations
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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, Abijah and his people struck them with a great slaughter. And five hundred thousand strong men of Israel fell wounded.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Abia destroyed them with a great destruction, and the men of Israel fell, five hundred thousand young men.

Lamsa Bible
And Abijah slew them with a great slaughter; so there fell slain of Israel five hundred thousand young men.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Abia and his people smote them with a great slaughter: and there fell slain of Israel five hundred thousand mighty men.
















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