1 Kings 20:24

What does 1 Kings 20:24 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 20:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their room;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their room;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

This is what you have to do: take away the kings from their positions, and put captains in their places;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`And this thing do thou: turn aside the kings each out of his place, and set captains in their stead;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Do thou, therefore, this thing: Remove all the kings from thy army, and put captains in their stead:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And do this: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put governors in their stead;

Context

v.23And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we: but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

v.24This passage

v.25and number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot; and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Kings 20:1

    And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together; and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

  • 1 Kings 20:16

    And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.

  • Proverbs 21:30

    There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Jehovah.

  • 1 Kings 22:31

    Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty and two captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.

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