1 Kings 20:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 warred against it.”

1 Kings 20:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 20:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 20:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Ben Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together; and there were thirty-two kings with him, with horses and chariots. He went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.”

1 Kings 20:1 — World English Bible

1 Kings 20:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 20:1 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 20:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Ben-Hadad king of Aram hath gathered all his force, and thirty and two kings <FI>are<Fi> with him, and horse and chariot, and he goeth up and layeth siege against Samaria, and fighteth with it,”

1 Kings 20:1 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 20:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Ben-Hadad king of Syria assembled all his host; and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it. ”

1 Kings 20:1 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 20:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Ben-hadad the King of Aram assembled all his armie, and two and thirtie Kings with him, with horses, and charets, and went vp and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.”

1 Kings 20:1 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 20:1 in Context — 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 warred against it.

2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben–hadad,

3 Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.

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What Does 1 Kings 20:1 Mean?

1 Kings 20:1 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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