Revelation 19:19
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat upon the horse, and against his army.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, come together to make war against him who was seated on the horse and against his army.
Webster's Revision
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, assembled to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
World English Bible
I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat upon the horse, and against his army.
Clarke's Revelation 19:19 Bible Commentary
I saw the beast - See the notes on Revelation 12 (note), Revelation 13 (note) and Revelation 17 (note).
Barnes's Revelation 19:19 Bible Commentary
And I saw the beast - notes on Revelation 13:1, Revelation 13:11. Compare Revelation 17:13.
And the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together - There is allusion here to the same assembling of hostile forces which is described in Revelation 16:13-14, for the great decisive battle that is to determine the destiny of the world - the question whether the Messiah or antichrist shall reign. There can be no doubt that the writer in these passages designed to refer to the same events - the still future scenes that are to occur when the Roman, the pagan, and the Muhammedan powers shall be aroused to make common cause against the true religion, and shall stake all on the issue of the great conflict. See the notes on Revelation 16:13-14.
Against him that sat on the horse - The Messiah - the Son of God. notes on Revelation 19:11.
And against his army - The hosts that are associated with him - his redeemed people. See the notes on Revelation 19:14.
Wesley's Revelation 19:19 Bible Commentary
19:19 And I saw the kings of the earth - The ten kings mentioned Revelation 17:12 ; who had now drawn the other kings of the earth to them, whether Popish, Mahometan, or pagan. Gathered together to make war with him that sat upon the horse - All beings, good and evil, visible and invisible, will be concerned in this grand contest. See Zechariah 14:1 , &c.