2 Chronicles 13:14 — Compare Translations

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

And Judah turneth, and lo, against them [is] the battle, before and behind, and they cry to Jehovah, and the priests are blowing with trumpets,

And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried unto Jehovah, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

English Amplified

When Judah looked, behold, the battle was before and behind; and they cried to the Lord, and the priests blew the trumpets.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

When Judah looked, behold, the battle was before and behind; and they cried to the Lord, and the priests blew the trumpets.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

When Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them, they cried out to the Lord. Then the priests blew the trumpets,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Judah turned and discovered that the battle was in front of them and behind them, so they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets,

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Judah looked back, and behold, they had the battle in front and behind; and they cried to Jehovah, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

English EASY 2024

Judah's soldiers turned around. They saw that Jeroboam's soldiers were in front of them and behind them. So they called out to the Lord for help. The priests made a noise with their trumpets.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

When the soldiers in Abijah's army from Judah looked around, they saw Jeroboam's army attacking both in front and in back. The men of Judah shouted out to the Lord and the priests blew the trumpets.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

And when Judah looked, behold, the battle was in front of and behind them. And they cried to the LORD, and the priests blew the trumpets.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The Judeans looked around and saw that they were surrounded. They cried to the Lord for help, and the priests blew the trumpets.

English God's Word - GW 1995

When Judah's soldiers looked around, the battle was in front of them and behind them. They cried out to the Lord, the priests blew the trumpets,

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Judah turned and discovered that the battle was in front of them and behind them, so they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets,

English KJV 1611

And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

So Judah turned around, and behold, they were attacked both front and rear; so they cried to Yahweh, and the priests blew the trumpets.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

When Judah looked back, behold, the battle was in front of and behind them. Then they cried out to the Lord, and the priests sounded their trumpets.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

When Judah turned around, behold, they were attacked both front and rear; so they cried to the LORD, and the priests blew the trumpets.

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

When Judah turned and saw that they had to battle on both fronts, they cried out to the LORD and the priests sounded the trumpets.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The men of Judah turned around and realized they were being attacked from the front and the rear. So they cried out for help to the LORD. The priests blew their trumpets,

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Judah turned and saw that they were being attacked from the front and from the back. Then they cried out to the Lord. The priests blew their trumpets.

Judah turned and saw that they were being attacked at both front and rear. Then they cried out to the LORD. The priests blew their trumpets

English NKJ 1982

And when Judah looked around, to their surprise the battle line was at both front and rear; and they cried out to the Lord, and the priests sounded the trumpets.

When Judah realized that they were being attacked from the front and the rear, they cried out to the LORD for help. Then the priests blew the trumpets,

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

When Judah turned, the battle was in front of them and behind them. They cried out to the LORD, and the priests blew the trumpets.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And when Judah looked, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried to the Lord, and the priests blew the trumpets.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

When Judah looked back, they saw they were attacked front and back. They prayed desperately to God, the priests blew their trumpets, and the soldiers of Judah shouted their battle cry.

English Tyndale 1537

And when Juda turned and saw the battle behind and before, they cried unto the LORD, and the priests blew the trumpets