Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many fell wounded, even to the entrance of the gate.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.
- BSB but Abimelech pursued him, and Gaal fled before him. And many Shechemites fell wounded all the way to the entrance of the gate.
- ESV And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him. And many fell wounded, up to the entrance of the gate.
- NKJV And Abimelech chased him, and he fled from him; and many fell wounded, to the very entrance of the gate.
- NASB But Abimelech chased him, and he fled from him; and many fell wounded up to the entrance of the gate.
- NLT But Abimelech chased him, and many of Shechem’s men were wounded and fell along the road as they retreated to the city gate.
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Cross-references · 2
- 1 Kgs 20:30But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men who were left. Ben Hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner room.
- 1 Kgs 20:18–21He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive.”
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