Psalms 135:10
8 He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, of both man and beast.
9 He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:
11 Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan.
12 He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:
- KJV
- Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;
- WEB
- He struck many nations, and killed mighty kings—
- ASV
- Who smote many nations, And slew mighty kings,
- DARBY
- Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings,
- BLB
- who struck many nations and killed mighty kings,
- ÅB
- han som slo mange hedningefolk og drepte mektige konger,
- OTB
- Han beseiret mange nasjoner
Og felte mektige konger: - B1930
- han som slo mange hedningefolk og drepte mektige konger,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 136:17–22
He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever.
Read in contextPsalms 44:2–3
With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
Read in contextNumbers 21:24
And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.
Read in context