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Revelation 9:16

14 saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”

15 So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.

And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.

17 Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.

18 A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.

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BSB
And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.
KJV
And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
WEB
The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million. I heard the number of them.
ASV
And the number of the armies of the horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand: I heard the number of them.
DARBY
and the number of the hosts of horse [was] twice ten thousand times ten thousand. I heard their number.
BLB
And the number of the armies of the horsemen [was] two myriads of myriads; I heard the number of them.
ÅB
Og tallet på hestfolkets hær var to ganger ti tusen ganger ti tusen; jeg hørte tallet på dem.
OTB
Antallet av de ridende troppene var to hundre millioner; jeg hørte tallet deres.
B1930
Og tallet på hestfolkets hær var to ganger ti tusen ganger ti tusen; jeg hørte tallet på dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Revelation 7:4

    And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel:

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  • Psalms 68:17

    The chariots of God are tens of thousands— thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.

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  • Daniel 7:10

    A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.

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  • Ezekiel 38:4

    I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army—your horses, your horsemen in full armor, and a great company armed with shields and bucklers, all brandishing their swords.

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  • Revelation 5:11

    Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and living creatures and elders encircling the throne, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.

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  • Daniel 11:40

    At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.

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  • Ezekiel 23:6

    clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds.

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