Parallel Verses
Amplified
The chariots of God are
The Lord is among them as He was at Sinai, in holiness.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
Holman Bible
thousands and thousands;
the Lord is among them in the sanctuary
as He was at Sinai.
International Standard Version
God's chariots were many thousands. The Lord was there with them at Sinai in holiness.
A Conservative Version
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands. LORD is among them, [as in] Sinai, in the sanctuary.
American Standard Version
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them, as in'sinai, in the sanctuary.
Bible in Basic English
The war-carriage of God is among Israel's thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai to the holy place.
Darby Translation
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them: it is a Sinai in holiness.
Julia Smith Translation
The chariot of God twice ten thousand thousands upon thousands: Jehovah among them, Sinai in the holy place.
King James 2000
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The chariots of God [are] twice ten thousand, [with] thousands doubled. The Lord [is] among them [at] Sinai, distinctive [in victory].
Modern King James verseion
The chariots of God are myriads, thousands of thousands; the Lord is among them, in Sinai, in the holy place.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The chariots of God are many thousand times a thousand, the LORD is among them, as in the holy place of Sinai.
NET Bible
God has countless chariots; they number in the thousands. The Lord comes from Sinai in holy splendor.
New Heart English Bible
The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.
The Emphasized Bible
The chariots of God, are two myriads - thousands repeated, My Lord, is among them Sinai, is in the sanctuary!
Webster
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
World English Bible
The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.
Youngs Literal Translation
The chariots of God are myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord is among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary.
Themes
Angels » Are ministering spirits
Angels » The law given by the ministration of
Chariot » Figurative » Chariots of God
Law » Received by the disposition of angels
Sinai » A mountain in the peninsula east of the red sea » The law delivered to moses upon
Topics
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 68:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Majestic Power
16
Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain [of the city of Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place?
Yes, the Lord will dwell there forever.
The chariots of God are
The Lord is among them as He was at Sinai, in holiness.
You have ascended on high, You have led away captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among men,
Even from the rebellious also, that the Lord God may dwell there.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:2
He said,
And dawned on them from Seir;
He shone forth from Mount Paran,
And He came from among ten thousand holy ones;
At His right hand was a
Daniel 7:10
“A river of fire was flowing
And coming out from before Him;
A thousand thousands were attending Him,
And ten thousand times ten thousand were standing before Him;
The court was seated,
And the books were opened.
Exodus 3:5
Then God said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet [out of respect], because the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”
Exodus 19:22-23
Also have the priests who approach the Lord consecrate (sanctify, set apart) themselves [for My sacred purpose], or else the Lord will break forth [in judgment] against them [and destroy them].”
2 Kings 2:11
As they continued along and talked, behold, a chariot of fire with horses of fire [appeared suddenly and] separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.
2 Kings 6:16-17
Elisha answered, “Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
Psalm 18:10
And He rode upon a cherub (storm) and flew;
And He sped on the wings of the wind.
Ezekiel 1:15-28
Now as I looked at the living beings, I saw one wheel on the ground beside the living beings, for each of the four of them.
Habakkuk 3:8
Did the Lord rage against the rivers,
Or was Your anger against the rivers,
Or was Your wrath against the [Red] Sea,
That You rode on Your horses,
On Your chariots of salvation?
Matthew 26:53
Revelation 5:11
Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and [the voice] of the living creatures and the elders; and they numbered myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands (innumerable),
Revelation 9:16
The number of the troops of cavalry was twice ten thousand times ten thousand (two hundred million); I heard the number of them.