1 Chronicles 7:4 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And beside them, by their generations, of the house of their fathers, [are] troops of the host of battle, thirty and six thousand, for they multiplied wives and sons;

English ASV

And with them, by their generations, after their fathers houses, were bands of the host for war, six and thirty thousand; for they had many wives and sons.

English Amplified

And with them by their generations according to their fathers' houses were units of the army for war, 36,000, for they had many wives and children [with them].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And with them by their generations according to their fathers' houses were units of the army for war, 36,000, for they had many wives and children [with them].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Along with them, they had 36,000 troops for battle according to the family records of their ancestral families, for they had many wives and children.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And with them by their generations, according to their fathers' houses, were military bands for war, thirty-six thousand; for they had many wives and sons.

English EASY 2024

The books of their clans show that they had many wives and sons. They had 36,000 men who were ready to fight in the army.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Their family history shows they had 36,000 soldiers ready for war. They had a large family because they had many wives and children.

And along with them, by their generations, according to their fathers' houses, were units of the army for war, 36,000, for they had many wives and sons.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

They had so many wives and children that their descendants were able to provide 36,000 men for military duty.

English God's Word - GW 1995

They had many wives and children. So in addition to these men grouped according to their ancestry and families, there were 36,000 soldiers.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Along with them, they had 36,000 troops for battle according to the genealogical records of their ancestral houses, for they had many wives and children.

English KJV 1611

And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons.

English LSB

With them by their generations according to their fathers’ households were 36,000 troops of the army for war, for they had many wives and sons.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

With them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were thirty-six thousand troops of war, battle-ready, for they had many wives and sons.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

With them by their generations according to their fathers' households were 36,000 troops of the army for war, for they had many wives and sons.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Their kindred, by ancestral houses, numbered thirty-six thousand men in organized military troops, since they had more wives and sons

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

According to the genealogical records of their families, they had 36,000 warriors available for battle, for they had numerous wives and sons.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Based on their family history, 36,000 of their men were ready for battle. That's because they had many wives and children.

English NIV

According to their family genealogy, they had 36,000 men ready for battle, for they had many wives and children.

English NKJ 1982

And with them, by their generations, according to their fathers’ houses, were thirty-six thousand troops ready for war; for they had many wives and sons.

English NLT

The total number of men available for military service among their descendants was 36,000, for all five of them had many wives and many sons.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

and along with them, by their generations, according to their ancestral houses, were units of the fighting force, thirty-six thousand, for they had many wives and sons.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

and along with them, by their generations, according to their fathers' houses, were units of the army for war, thirty-six thousand, for they had many wives and sons.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Their descendants, at the time of King David, numbered 36,000 troops; for all five of them had several wives and many sons.

English Tyndale 1537

And among them in their kindreds and ancient households six and thirty thousand men prepared to war: for they had many wives and sons.