Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
But Jeroboam had sent an ambush to attack from the rear, so Israel was in front of Judah, with the ambush set in place behind them.
New American Standard Bible
But Jeroboam
King James Version
But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
Holman Bible
Now Jeroboam had sent an ambush
A Conservative Version
But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come around behind them, so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
American Standard Version
But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
Amplified
But Jeroboam had set an ambush to come from the rear, so that Israel was in front of Judah and the ambush was behind them.
Bible in Basic English
But Jeroboam had put some of his men to make a surprise attack on them from the back, so some were facing Judah and others were stationed secretly at their back.
Darby Translation
But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them; and they were before Judah, and the ambush behind them.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jeroboam turned about an ambush to come from behind them: and they will be before Judah, and the ambush from behind them.
King James 2000
But Jeroboam sent an ambush to come around behind them: so they were in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Jeroboam sent around an ambush to come behind them. So they were in front of Judah, but the ambush [was] behind them.
Modern King James verseion
But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come around behind them, so that they were in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But for all that, Jeroboam sent men privily above to come behind upon them: and so they were before Judah, and the layers in wait were behind them.
NET Bible
Now Jeroboam had sent some men to ambush the Judahite army from behind. The main army was in front of the Judahite army; the ambushers were behind it.
New Heart English Bible
But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.
The Emphasized Bible
But, Jeroboam, sent round an ambush, to come up from behind them, - so they were before Judah and, the ambush, did come up from behind them.
Webster
But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.
World English Bible
But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jeroboam hath brought round the ambush to come in from behind them, and they are before Judah, and the ambush is behind them.
Themes
Ambush » Instances of » Near zemaraim
Armies » March in ranks » Ambushes at zemaraim
the Armies of israel » Attended by priest with trumpets
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Cabab
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 13:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abijah And Civil War
12 Now listen! God is with us to lead us, and his priests are about to sound their battle trumpets against you. Descendants of Israel, don't fight against the LORD God of your ancestors, because you won't succeed!" 13 But Jeroboam had sent an ambush to attack from the rear, so Israel was in front of Judah, with the ambush set in place behind them. 14 When the army of Judah turned around to look, they were being attacked from both front and rear, so they cried out to the LORD while the priests sounded their trumpets.
Cross References
Joshua 8:4
telling them, "Pay attention now! You are to set up an ambush around the city. Don't go very far from the city, and all of you remain on alert.
Joshua 8:9
So Joshua sent them out, and they set up an ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai.
2 Chronicles 20:22
Right on time, as they began to sing and praise, the LORD ambushed the Ammonites, Moabites, and the inhabitants of Mount Seir who had attacked Judah, and they were defeated.
Proverbs 21:30
No wisdom, insight, or counsel can prevail against the LORD.
Jeremiah 4:22
"For my people are foolish, they don't know me. They're stupid children, they have no understanding. They're skilled at doing evil, but how to do good, they don't know."