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Berean Standard Bible

“David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.”

2 Samuel 8:4

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.

World English Bible (WEB)

David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand footmen. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots.

King James Version (KJV)

And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And David took from him one thousand, seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand footmen: and David had the leg-muscles of the horses cut, only keeping enough of them for a hundred war-carriages.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y tomó David de ellos mil y setecientos de á caballo, y veinte mil hombres de á pie; y desjarretó David los caballos de todos los carros, excepto cien carros de ellos que dejó.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

David capturó a mil setecientos hombres de a caballo y a veinte mil de infantería, y desjarretó los caballos de todos los carros, salvo los necesarios para cien carros.

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