The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million. I heard the number of them.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
- BSB And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.
- NKJV Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.
- NASB The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.
- NLT I heard the size of their army, which was 200 million mounted troops.
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Cross-references · 7
- Rev 7:4I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel:
- Dan 7:10A fiery stream issued and came out from before him: thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
- Ps 68:17The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.
- Ezek 38:4and I will turn you around, and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, with all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great company with buckler and shield, all of them handling swords;
- Dan 11:40At the time of the end shall the king of the south contend with him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass through.
- Rev 5:11I saw, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands;
- Ezek 23:6who were clothed with blue, governors and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.
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