Revelation 9:16

Revelation 9:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The number of mounted troops was twice ten thousand times ten thousand; I heard their number.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I heard the size of their army, which was 200 million mounted troops.

Context of Revelation 9:16

14It said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” 15And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind. The number of the mounted troops was twice ten thousand times ten thousand. I heard their number. 17The horses and riders I saw in my vision looked like this: Their breastplates were fiery red, dark blue, and yellow as sulfur. The heads of the horses resembled the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire, smoke and sulfur. 18A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur that came out of their mouths.

Revelation 9:16 word by word

καὶ ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν στρατευμάτων τοῦ ἱππικοῦ δισμυριάδες μυριάδων· ἤκουσα τὸν ἀριθμὸν αὐτῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the numberὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the numberἀριθμόςarithmos · numberG706
• of the armyστράτευμαstrateuma · troopsG4753
• of the horsemenἱππικόςhippikon · horsemanG2461
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• thousandμυριάςmurias · myriadG3461
• I heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• of themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Revelation 9:16

• Psalms 68:17The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.
• Daniel 7:10A river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him. Thousands upon thousands attended him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was seated, and the books were opened.
• Ezekiel 23:6clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all of them handsome young men, and mounted horsemen.
• Ezekiel 38:4I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army—your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords.
• Daniel 11:40“At the time of the end the king of the South will engage him in battle, and the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots and cavalry and a great fleet of ships. He will invade many countries and sweep through them like a flood.
• Revelation 7:4Then I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel.

Commentaries on Revelation 9:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Two hundred thousand thousand - · Two myriads of myriads; that is, two hundred millions; an army that was never yet got together from the foundation of the world, and could not find forage in any part of the earth. Perhaps it only means vast numbers, multitudes without number. Such a number might be literally true of the locusts. Those who will have their particular system supported by the images in this most obscure book, tell us that the number here…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16And the number of the army of the horsemen - It is to be observed here that the strength of the army seemed to be cavalry. In the former plagues there is no distinct mention of horsemen; but here what struck the beholder was the immense and unparalleled number of horsemen. Were two hundred thousand thousand - A thousand thousand is one million, and consequently the number here referred to would be 200 million. This would be a larger army than was ever…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-21Verses 13-21 The sixth angel sounded, and here the power of the Turks seems the subject. Their time is limited. They not only slew in war, but brought a poisonous and ruinous religion. The antichristian generation repented not under these dreadful judgments. From this sixth trumpet learn that God can make one enemy of the church a scourge and a plague to another. The idolatry in the remains of the eastern church and elsewhere, and the sins of professed…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16The connection between the four angels and their army is unclear. two hundred million: This number symbolizes an extremely large group that cannot be counted. Even at its greatest strength, the ancient Roman army with twenty-one legions numbered only about 126,000 soldiers. It is not useful to use this number to identify any specific country with such an overwhelming destructive force.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. Compare with these two hundred million, Psa 68:17; Da 7:10. The hosts here are evidently, from their numbers and their appearance (Re 9:17), not merely human hosts, but probably infernal, though constrained to work out God's will (compare Re 9:1, 2). and I heard--A, B, Aleph, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, and Cyprian omit "and."Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 9:16

• Armies
• Cavalry
• Vision

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Commentaries on Revelation 9

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings