Judith 15:5 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 When the Israelites heard it, with one accord they fell upon the enemy and cut them down as far as Choba. Those in Jerusalem and all the hill country also came, for they were told what had happened in the camp of the enemy. The men in Gilead and in Galilee outflanked them with great slaughter, even beyond Damascus and its borders. More versionsCommon English Bible When the Israelites heard about it, they joined together, fell upon their enemies, and cut them down as far as Choba. Similarly, those from Jerusalem and everyone in the highlands also came, for they had been told what happened in the enemy camp. The Gileadites and the Galileans outflanked the Assyrians, inflicting heavy losses as far as Damascus and its territories. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, Uzziah sent messengers through all the cities and regions of Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Ozias sent messengers through all the cities and countries of Israel. Good News Translation (US Version) When they received the message, they all attacked the Assyrians and chased them as far as Choba, slaughtering them as they went. Even the people of Jerusalem and others living in the mountains joined the attack when the messengers told them what had happened in the Assyrian camp. The people of the regions of Gilead and Galilee blocked the path of the retreating Assyrians and inflicted heavy losses on them. They pursued them as far as the region around Damascus. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers But when the children of Israel heard this, they all fell upon them with one accord, and struck them to Chobai. Yes, and in like manner also, people from Jerusalem and from all the hill country came (for men had told them about what happened in their enemies’ camp), and those who were in Gilead and in Galilee fell upon their flank with a great slaughter, until they were past Damascus and its borders. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition When the people in these towns received the message, they came and helped attack the Assyrians. The Israelites chased their enemies as far as Choba, and along the way they killed many of them. The people of Jerusalem and southern Judea also heard the news and joined in the attack. Meanwhile, the people living in the regions of Gilead and Galilee blocked the retreating Assyrians, killing many of them and chasing the others into the region of Damascus. |