(NIV)
Surely all the wealth that God took away from our father belongs to us and our children. So do whatever God has told you.’
(ESV)
All the
wealth that
God has
taken away from our
father belongs to us and to our
children.
Now then,
whatever God has
said to you,
do.”
(NIV)
They carried off all their wealth and all their women and children, taking as plunder everything in the houses.
(ESV)
All their
wealth,
all their
little ones and their
wives,
all that was in the
houses, they
captured and
plundered.
(NIV)
and the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land. Let them live in Goshen. And if you know of any among them with special ability, put them in charge of my own livestock.’
(ESV)
The
land of
Egypt is
before you.
Settle your
father and your
brothers in the
best of the
land. Let them
settle in the
land of
Goshen, and
if you
know any
able men among them,
put them in
charge of my
livestock.”
(NIV)
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will pursue them. But I will gain glory for myself through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the
Lord.’ So the Israelites did this.
(ESV)
And I will
harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will
pursue them, and I will
get glory over
Pharaoh and
all his
host, and the
Egyptians shall
know that I am the
Lord.” And they
did so.
(NIV)
The Egyptians – all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, horsemen and troops – pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi Hahiroth, opposite Baal Zephon.
(ESV)
The
Egyptians pursued them,
all Pharaoh’s horses and
chariots and his
horsemen and his
army, and
overtook them
encamped at the
sea,
by Pi-hahiroth, in front
of Baal-zephon.
(NIV)
I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen.
(ESV)
And I will
harden the
hearts of the
Egyptians so that they shall
go in after them, and I will
get glory over
Pharaoh and
all his
host, his
chariots, and his
horsemen.
(NIV)
The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen – the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
(ESV)
The
waters returned and
covered the
chariots and the
horsemen; of
all the
host of
Pharaoh that had
followed them into the
sea,
not one of them
remained.
(NIV)
Pharaoh’s chariots and his army
he has hurled into the sea.
The best of Pharaoh’s officers
are drowned in the Red Sea.
(ESV)
“
Pharaoh’s chariots and his
host he
cast into the
sea,
and his
chosen officers were
sunk in the
Red Sea.
(NIV)
But select capable men from all the people – men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain – and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
(ESV)
Moreover,
look for
able men from
all the
people,
men who
fear God, who are
trustworthy and
hate a
bribe, and
place such men over the people as
chiefs of
thousands,
of hundreds,
of fifties, and
of tens.
(NIV)
He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
(ESV)
Moses chose able men out of
all Israel and
made them
heads over the
people,
chiefs of
thousands,
of hundreds,
of fifties, and
of tens.
(NIV)
Edom will be conquered;
Seir, his enemy, will be conquered,
but Israel will grow strong.
(ESV)
Edom shall be
dispossessed;
Seir also, his
enemies, shall be
dispossessed.
Israel is
doing valiantly.
(NIV)
The Israelites captured the Midianite women and children and took all the Midianite herds, flocks and goods as plunder.
(ESV)
And the
people of
Israel took
captive the
women of
Midian and their
little ones, and they
took as plunder all their
cattle, their
flocks, and
all their
goods.
(NIV)
Moses was angry with the officers of the army – the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds – who returned from the battle.
(ESV)
And
Moses was
angry with the
officers of the
army, the
commanders of
thousands and the
commanders of
hundreds, who had
come from
service in the
war.
(NIV)
I commanded you at that time: ‘The
Lord your God has given you this land to take possession of it. But all your able-bodied men, armed for battle, must cross over ahead of the other Israelites.
(ESV)
“And I
commanded you at that
time,
saying, ‘The
Lord your
God has
given you
this land to
possess.
All your
men of
valor shall cross
over armed before your
brothers, the
people of
Israel.
(NIV)
You may say to yourself, ‘My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.’
(ESV)
Beware lest you
say in your
heart, ‘My
power and the
might of my
hand have
gotten me this
wealth.’
(NIV)
But remember the
Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.
(ESV)
You shall
remember the
Lord your
God, for it is he who
gives you
power to
get wealth, that he may
confirm his
covenant that he
swore to your
fathers, as it is
this day.
(NIV)
what he did to the Egyptian army, to its horses and chariots, how he overwhelmed them with the waters of the Red Sea as they were pursuing you, and how the
Lord brought lasting ruin on them.
(ESV)
and
what he
did to the
army of
Egypt, to their
horses and to their
chariots,
how he made the
water of the
Red Sea flow over them as they
pursued after you, and how the
Lord has
destroyed them to
this day,
(NIV)
Bless all his skills,
Lord,
and be pleased with the work of his hands.
Strike down those who rise against him,
his foes till they rise no more.’
(ESV)
Bless, O
Lord, his
substance,
and
accept the
work of his
hands;
crush the
loins of his
adversaries,
of those who
hate him, that they
rise not again.”
(NIV)
Your wives, your children and your livestock may stay in the land that Moses gave you east of the Jordan, but all your fighting men, ready for battle, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites. You are to help them
(ESV)
Your
wives, your
little ones, and your
livestock shall
remain in the
land that
Moses gave you
beyond the
Jordan, but
all the
men of
valor among you shall pass
over armed before your
brothers and shall
help them,
(NIV)
Then the
Lord said to Joshua, ‘See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men.
(ESV)
And the
Lord said to
Joshua, “
See, I have
given Jericho into your
hand, with its
king and
mighty men of
valor.
(NIV)
So Joshua and the whole army moved out to attack Ai. He chose thirty thousand of his best fighting men and sent them out at night
(ESV)
So
Joshua and all the
fighting men arose to
go up to
Ai. And
Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of
valor and sent them
out by
night.
(NIV)
So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with his entire army, including all the best fighting men.
(ESV)
So
Joshua went up from
Gilgal, he and all the
people of
war with him, and all the
mighty men of
valor.
(NIV)
saying, ‘Return to your homes with your great wealth – with large herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze and iron, and a great quantity of clothing – and divide the plunder from your enemies with your fellow Israelites.’
(ESV)
he
said to them, “Go
back to your
tents with
much wealth and with
very much livestock, with
silver,
gold,
bronze, and
iron, and with
much clothing.
Divide the
spoil of your
enemies with your
brothers.”
(NIV)
At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all vigorous and strong; not one escaped.
(ESV)
And they
killed at that
time about
10,000 of the
Moabites,
all strong,
able-bodied men;
not a
man escaped.
(NIV)
When the angel of the
Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, ‘The
Lord is with you, mighty warrior.’
(ESV)
And the
angel of the
Lord appeared to him and
said to him, “The
Lord is
with you, O
mighty man of
valor.”
(NIV)
Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. His father was Gilead; his mother was a prostitute.
(ESV)
Now
Jephthah the
Gileadite was a
mighty warrior, but he was the
son of a
prostitute.
Gilead was the
father of
Jephthah.
(NIV)
So the Danites sent five of their leading men from Zorah and Eshtaol to spy out the land and explore it. These men represented all the Danites. They told them, ‘Go, explore the land.’
So they entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.
(ESV)
So the
people of
Dan sent five able men from the
whole number of their
tribe, from
Zorah and from
Eshtaol, to
spy out the
land and to
explore it. And they
said to them, “
Go and
explore the
land.” And they
came to the
hill country of
Ephraim, to the
house of
Micah, and
lodged there.
(NIV)
Eighteen thousand Benjaminites fell, all of them valiant fighters.
(ESV)
Eighteen thousand men of
Benjamin fell,
all of them
men of
valor.
(NIV)
On that day twenty-five thousand Benjaminite swordsmen fell, all of them valiant fighters.
(ESV)
So
all who
fell that
day of
Benjamin were
25,000 men who
drew the
sword,
all of them
men of
valor.
(NIV)
So the assembly sent twelve thousand fighting men with instructions to go to Jabesh Gilead and put to the sword those living there, including the women and children.
(ESV)
So the
congregation sent 12,000 of their
bravest men there and
commanded them, “
Go and
strike the
inhabitants of
Jabesh-gilead with the
edge of the
sword; also the
women and the
little ones.
(NIV)
Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a man of standing from the clan of Elimelek, whose name was Boaz.
(ESV)
Now
Naomi had a
relative of her
husband’s, a
worthy man of the
clan of
Elimelech, whose
name was
Boaz.
(NIV)
And now, my daughter, don’t be afraid. I will do for you all you ask. All the people of my town know that you are a woman of noble character.
(ESV)
And
now, my
daughter, do
not fear. I will
do for you
all that you
ask, for
all my
fellow townsmen know that you are a
worthy woman.
(NIV)
Then the elders and all the people at the gate said, ‘We are witnesses. May the
Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the family of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.
(ESV)
Then all the
people who were at the
gate and the
elders said, “We are
witnesses. May the
Lord make the
woman, who is
coming into your
house, like
Rachel and
Leah, who
together built up the
house of
Israel. May you
act worthily in
Ephrathah and be
renowned in
Bethlehem,
(NIV)
‘The bows of the warriors are broken,
but those who stumbled are armed with strength.
(ESV)
The
bows of the
mighty are
broken,
but the
feeble bind on
strength.
(NIV)
There was a Benjaminite, a man of standing, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bekorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.
(ESV)
There was a
man of
Benjamin whose
name was
Kish, the
son of
Abiel,
son of
Zeror,
son of
Becorath,
son of
Aphiah, a
Benjaminite,
a man of
wealth.
(NIV)
Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, accompanied by valiant men whose hearts God had touched.
(ESV)
Saul also went to his
home at
Gibeah, and
with him
went men of
valor whose
hearts God had
touched.
(NIV)
He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them.
(ESV)
And he
did valiantly and
struck the
Amalekites and
delivered Israel out of the
hands of those who
plundered them.
(NIV)
All the days of Saul there was bitter war with the Philistines, and whenever Saul saw a mighty or brave man, he took him into his service.
(ESV)
There was
hard fighting against the
Philistines all the
days of
Saul. And when
Saul saw any strong man, or
any valiant man, he
attached him to himself.
(NIV)
One of the servants answered, ‘I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the
Lord is with him.’
(ESV)
One of the
young men answered, “
Behold, I have
seen a
son of
Jesse the
Bethlehemite, who is
skillful in
playing a
man of
valor, a
man of
war,
prudent in
speech, and a
man of
good presence and the
Lord is
with him.”
(NIV)
Early in the morning David left the flock in the care of a shepherd, loaded up and set out, as Jesse had directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry.
(ESV)
And
David rose early in the
morning and
left the
sheep with a
keeper and
took the provisions and
went,
as Jesse had
commanded him. And he
came to the
encampment as the
host was
going out to the
battle line, shouting the
war cry.
(NIV)
Now the Israelites had been saying, ‘Do you see how this man keeps coming out? He comes out to defy Israel. The king will give great wealth to the man who kills him. He will also give him his daughter in marriage and will exempt his family from taxes in Israel.’
(ESV)
And the
men of
Israel said, “Have you
seen this man who has
come up?
Surely he has
come up to
defy Israel. And the
king will
enrich the
man who kills him with
great riches and will
give him his
daughter and
make his
father’s house free in
Israel.”
(NIV)
Saul said to David, ‘Here is my elder daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage; only serve me bravely and fight the battles of the
Lord.’ For Saul said to himself, ‘I will not raise a hand against him. Let the Philistines do that!’
(ESV)
Then
Saul said to
David, “
Here is my
elder daughter Merab. I will
give her to you for a
wife.
Only be
valiant for me and
fight the
Lord’s battles.” For
Saul thought, “Let
not my
hand be against him, but let the
hand of the
Philistines be against him.”
(NIV)
Then David said to Achish, ‘If I have found favour in your eyes, let a place be assigned to me in one of the country towns, that I may live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you?’
(ESV)
Then
David said to
Achish, “
If I have
found favor in your
eyes, let a
place be
given me in
one of the
country towns, that I may
dwell there. For
why should your
servant dwell in the
royal city with you?”
(NIV)
all their valiant men marched through the night to Beth Shan. They took down the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth Shan and went to Jabesh, where they burned them.
(ESV)
all the
valiant men arose and
went all night and
took the
body of
Saul and the
bodies of his
sons from the
wall of
Beth-shan, and they
came to
Jabesh and
burned them
there.
(NIV)
Now then, be strong and brave, for Saul your master is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me king over them.’
(ESV)
Now therefore let your
hands be
strong, and be
valiant, for
Saul your
lord is
dead, and the
house of
Judah has
anointed me
king over them.”
(NIV)
When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
(ESV)
When
Toi king of
Hamath heard that
David had
defeated the
whole army of
Hadadezer,
(NIV)
So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were.
(ESV)
And as
Joab was
besieging the
city, he
assigned Uriah to the
place where he
knew there were
valiant men.
(NIV)
Absalom ordered his men, ‘Listen! When Amnon is in high spirits from drinking wine and I say to you, “Strike Amnon down,” then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I given you this order? Be strong and brave.’
(ESV)
Then
Absalom commanded his
servants, “
Mark when
Amnon’s heart is
merry with
wine, and when I
say to you, ‘
Strike Amnon,’ then
kill him. Do
not fear; have I
not commanded you? Be
courageous and be
valiant.”
(NIV)
Then even the bravest soldier, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a fighter and that those with him are brave.
(ESV)
Then
even the
valiant man,
whose heart is like the
heart of a
lion, will
utterly melt with
fear,
for all Israel knows that your
father is a
mighty man, and that those
who are with him are
valiant men.
(NIV)
It is God who arms me with strength
and keeps my way secure.
(ESV)
This
God is my
strong refuge and has
made my
way blameless.
(NIV)
You armed me with strength for battle;
you humbled my adversaries before me.
(ESV)
For you
equipped me with
strength for the
battle;
you made those who
rise against me
sink under me.
(NIV)
Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.
(ESV)
And
Benaiah the
son of
Jehoiada was a
valiant man of
Kabzeel, a doer of
great deeds. He
struck down two ariels of
Moab. He also
went down and
struck down a
lion in a
pit on a
day when
snow had fallen.
(NIV)
So the king said to Joab and the army commanders with him, ‘Go throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and enrol the fighting men, so that I may know how many there are.’
(ESV)
So the
king said to
Joab, the
commander of the
army, who was with him, “Go
through all the
tribes of
Israel, from
Dan to
Beersheba, and
number the
people, that I may
know the
number of the
people.”
(NIV)
The king’s word, however, overruled Joab and the army commanders; so they left the presence of the king to enrol the fighting men of Israel.
(ESV)
But the
king’s word prevailed against
Joab and the
commanders of the
army. So
Joab and the
commanders of the
army went out from the
presence of the
king to
number the
people of
Israel.
(NIV)
Joab reported the number of the fighting men to the king: in Israel there were eight hundred thousand able-bodied men who could handle a sword, and in Judah five hundred thousand.
(ESV)
And
Joab gave the
sum of the
numbering of the
people to the
king: in
Israel there were
800,000 valiant men who
drew the
sword, and the
men of
Judah were
500,000.
(NIV)
Even as he was speaking, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest arrived. Adonijah said, ‘Come in. A worthy man like you must be bringing good news.’
(ESV)
While he was still
speaking, behold,
Jonathan the
son of
Abiathar the
priest came. And
Adonijah said, “
Come in, for you are a
worthy man and bring
good news.”
(NIV)
Solomon replied, ‘If he shows himself to be worthy, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in him, he will die.’
(ESV)
And
Solomon said, “
If he will show himself a
worthy man,
not one of his
hairs shall
fall to the
earth, but
if wickedness is
found in him, he shall
die.”
(NIV)
So God said to him, ‘Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice,
(ESV)
And
God said to him, “
Because you have
asked this, and have
not asked for yourself
long life or riches or the
life of your
enemies, but have
asked for yourself
understanding to
discern what is
right,
(NIV)
Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for – both wealth and honour – so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings.
(ESV)
I
give you
also what you have
not asked both riches and honor, so
that no other king shall compare with you,
all your
days.
(NIV)
Arriving at Jerusalem with a very great caravan – with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones – she came to Solomon and talked with him about all that she had on her mind.
(ESV)
She
came to
Jerusalem with a
very great retinue, with
camels bearing spices and
very much gold and
precious stones. And when she
came to
Solomon, she
told him
all that was
on her
mind.
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