King Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and mustered all Israel.
Parallel translations
- KJV And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.
- BSB So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel.
- NKJV So King Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel.
- NASB So King Jehoram left Samaria for battle at that time and mustered all Israel.
- NLT So King Joram promptly mustered the army of Israel and marched from Samaria.
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- 1 Sam 11:8He counted them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
- 1 Sam 15:4Saul summoned the people, and counted them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
- 1 Kgs 20:27The children of Israel were mustered and given provisions, and went against them. The children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of young goats; but the Syrians filled the country.
- 2 Sam 24:1–25Again Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he moved David against them, saying, “Go, count Israel and Judah.”
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