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1 Kings 20:19

What does 1 Kings 20:19 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 20:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

So these went out of the city, the young men of the princes of the provinces, and the army which followed them.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

So these went out of the city, the young men of the princes of the provinces, and the army which followed them.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

So the servants of the chiefs of the divisions of the land went out of the town, with the army coming after them.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And these have gone out of the city--the young men of the heads of the provinces--and the force that <FI>is<Fi> after them,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

So the servants of the princes of the provinces went out, and the rest of the army followed:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And these servants of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army that followed them.

Context

v.18And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they are come out for war, take them alive.

v.19This passage

v.20And they slew every one his man; and the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen.

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