7The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.


In Context

4 "Then he sent some more servants and said, 'Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.'

5 "But they paid no attention and went off--one to his field, another to his business.

6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them.

7 The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

8 "Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come.

9 Go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.'

Matthew 22:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:7But when the king heard [thereof,] he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:7But when the king had heard of it, he was angry, and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burnt their city.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:7But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:7And when the king heard of it he was wroth, and having sent his forces, destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:7But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:7But when the king heard of it, he was wroth: and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:7When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:7'And the king having heard, was wroth, and having sent forth his soldiers, he destroyed those murderers, and their city he set on fire;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:7But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.