Revelation 16:16

Revelation 16:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
• New International Version (NIV)Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.

Context of Revelation 16:16

14For they are demonic spirits performing signs, who travel to the kings of the whole world to assemble them for the battle on the great day of God, the Almighty. 15“Look, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who is alert and remains clothed so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame.” So they assembled the kings at the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon. 17Then the seventh poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, “It is done!” 18There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. And a severe earthquake occurred like no other since people have been on the earth, so great was the quake.

Revelation 16:16 word by word

καὶ συνήγαγεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸν τόπον τὸν καλούμενον Ἑβραϊστὶ Ἁρμαγεδών.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he gatheredσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• in the Hebrew tongueἙβραϊστίHebraisti · HebrewG1447
• ArmageddonἈρμαγεδδώνArmageddōn · ArmageddonG717

Cross-references for Revelation 16:16

• Revelation 17:14These will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those with him are called, chosen, and faithful.”
• Revelation 19:17Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he called out in a loud voice, saying to all the birds flying high overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,
• Judges 4:7Then I will lure Sisera commander of Jabin’s army, his chariots, and his infantry at the Wadi Kishon to fight against you, and I will hand him over to you.’”
• Joel 3:9Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for holy war; rouse the warriors; let all the men of war advance and attack!
• Zechariah 14:2I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle. The city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.
• Revelation 9:11They had as their king the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he has the name Apollyon.
• John 5:2By the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there is a pool, called Bethesda in Aramaic, which has five colonnades.
• John 19:13When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus outside. He sat down on the judge’s seat in a place called the Stone Pavement (but in Aramaic, Gabbatha).
• Acts 26:14We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice speaking to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
• Judges 5:19Kings came and fought. Then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the Waters of Megiddo, but they did not plunder the silver.
• 2 Kings 23:29During his reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went to confront him, and at Megiddo when Neco saw him he killed him.
• Zechariah 12:11On that day the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great as the mourning of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.

Commentaries on Revelation 16:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Armageddon - The original of this word has been variously formed, and variously translated. It is הר־מגדון har, "the mount of the assembly;" or גדהון חרמה chormah gedehon, "the destruction of their army;" or it is הר־מגדו har, "Mount Megiddo," the valley of which was remarkable for two great slaughters: one of the Israelites, 2 Kings 23:29, the other of the Canaanites, Judges 4:16; Judges 5:19. But Mount Megiddo, that is Carmel, is the place, according to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16And he gathered them together - Who gathered them? Prof. Stuart renders it “they gathered them together,” supposing that it refers to the “spirits” - ́ pneumata- in Revelation 16:13, and that this is the construction of the neuter plural with a singular verb. So DeWette understands it. Hengstenberg supposes that it means that God gathered them together; others suppose that it was the sixth angel; others that it was Satan; others that it was the beast; and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-16Verses 12-16 This probably shows the destruction of the Turkish power, and of idolatry, and that a way will be made for the return of the Jews. Or, take it for Rome, as mystical Babylon, the name of Babylon being put for Rome, which was meant, but was not then to be directly named. When Rome is destroyed, her river and merchandise must suffer with her. And perhaps a way will be opened for the eastern nations to come into the church of Christ. The great…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16The name Armageddon (or Harmagedon) likely comes from the Hebrew words har (which means “mountain” or “hill”) and Megiddo. Solomon fortified Megiddo along with Gezer in the south and Hazor in the north (1 Kings 9:15). The fortress of Megiddo stood on a hill in the largest pass through the Carmel range, strategically guarding the Jezreel Valley. The city was on the Via Maris, the main highway between Egypt and Mesopotamia. Many armies used this route…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. he--rather, "they (the three unclean spirits) gathered them together." If English Version be retained, "He" will refer to God who gives them over to the delusion of the three unclean spirits; or else the sixth angel (Re 16:12). Armageddon--Hebrew, "Har," a mountain, and "Megiddo" in Manasseh in Galilee, the scene of the overthrow of the Canaanite kings by God's miraculous interposition under Deborah and Barak; the same as the great plain of Esdraelon…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 16:16

• Armageddon
• Good and Evil
• Temple
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Armageddon
• Gnaw
• Josiah
• Vial
• Dragon
• Esdraelon, Plain of
• Har-Magedon
• Hebrew; Hebrewess
• Justification

Commentaries on Revelation 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings