How many times is Assyrians mentioned in the Bible?
The word Assyrians appears 10 times in the King James Version, in 10 verses. Counting every form (Assyrians, Assyrian), it appears 23 times in 22 verses across 6 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Assyrians 10 times (20 with every form).
Assyrians in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Assyrians counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Assyrians | 10 | 10 |
| Assyrian | 13 | 10 |
| Total | 23 | 20 |
First and last mention of Assyrians
And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.
The verse that uses it most is Isaiah 19:23, 2 times:
In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.
Where the two translations differ
3 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 0 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Hosea 5:13: counted in the KJV only
When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.
“When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.
Hosea 12:1: counted in the KJV only
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Ephraim feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Common questions
How many times is Assyrians in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 23 of the 23 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Assyrians appears in 6 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Isaiah has the most (10), then Ezekiel (6) and Hosea (3).
Where is Assyrians first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 2 Kings 19:35: "And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses." The last is Micah 5:6.
More word counts: Syrians, Israelites, Ephraim, Benjamin, Manasseh, Levi, Reuben, Gad, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.