2 Chronicles 13:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Abijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה
(a·vi·yah)
29: "Yah is my father," an Isr. namefrom ab and Yah
and his peopleוְעַמֹּ֖ו
(ve·'am·mov)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
defeatedוַיַּכּ֥וּ
(vai·yak·ku)
5221: to smitea prim. root
them with a greatרַבָּ֑ה
(rab·bah;)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab
slaughter,מַכָּ֣ה
(mak·kah)
4347: a blow, wound, slaughterfrom nakah
so that 500,000חֲמֵשׁ־
(cha·mesh-)
2568: fiveof uncertain derivation
chosen 
 
977: to choosea prim. root
menאִ֥ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(mi·yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
fellוַיִּפְּל֤וּ
(vai·yip·pe·lu)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
slain.חֲלָלִים֙
(cha·la·lim)
2491a: piercedfrom chalal


















KJV Lexicon
And Abijah
'Abiyah  (ab-ee-yaw')
father (i.e. worshipper) of Jah; Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses -- Abiah, Abijah.
and his people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
slew
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
them with a great
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
slaughter
makkah  (mak-kaw')
beaten, blow, plague, slaughter, smote, sore, stripe, stroke, wound(-ed).
so there fell down
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
slain
chalal  (khaw-lawl')
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted -- kill, profane, slain (man), slew, (deadly) wounded.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
five
chamesh  (khaw-maysh')
five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece).
hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
chosen
bachar  (baw-khar')
to try, i.e. (by implication) select -- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
men
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Abijah and his people defeated them with a great slaughter, so that 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.

King James Bible
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 choice men of Israel were killed.

International Standard Version
Abijah and his army defeated them in a tremendous slaughter that resulted in 500,000 special forces from Israel being slain.

NET Bible
Abijah and his army thoroughly defeated them; 500,000 well-trained Israelite men fell dead.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Abijah and his men defeated them decisively, and 500,000 of the best men of Israel were killed.

King James 2000 Bible
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
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