1 Kings 20:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The kingמֶ֣לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
wentוַיֵּצֵא֙
(vai·ye·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out and struckוַיַּ֥ךְ
(vai·yach)
5221: to smitea prim. root
the horsesהַסּ֖וּס
(has·sus)
5483b: a horseprobably of foreign origin
and chariots,הָרָ֑כֶב
(ha·ra·chev;)
7393: chariotry, chariot, millstonefrom rakab
and killedוְהִכָּ֥ה
(ve·hik·kah)
5221: to smitea prim. root
the Arameansבַאֲרָ֖ם
(va·'a·ram)
758: Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Isr.of uncertain derivation
with a greatגְדֹולָֽה׃
(ge·do·v·lah.)
1419: greatfrom gadal
slaughter.מַכָּ֥ה
(mak·kah)
4347: a blow, wound, slaughterfrom nakah


















KJV Lexicon
And the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
went out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
and smote
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
the horses
cuwc  (soos)
from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight) -- crane, horse(-back, -hoof).
and chariots
rekeb  (reh'-keb)
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone -- chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.
and slew
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
the Syrians
'Aram  (arawm')
the highland; Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite -- Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.
with a great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
slaughter
makkah  (mak-kaw')
beaten, blow, plague, slaughter, smote, sore, stripe, stroke, wound(-ed).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The king of Israel went out and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Arameans with a great slaughter.

King James Bible
And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the cavalry and the chariots. He inflicted a great slaughter on Aram.

International Standard Version
The king of Israel went out and attacked the cavalry and chariots and killed the Arameans in a massive victory.

NET Bible
Then the king of Israel marched out and struck down the horses and chariots; he thoroughly defeated Syria.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The king of Israel went out and destroyed the horses and chariots and decisively defeated the Arameans.

King James 2000 Bible
And the king of Israel went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
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