1 Kings 20:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.”
1 Kings 20:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 20:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 20:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Ahab said, “By whom?” He said, “Yahweh says, ‘By the young men of the princes of the provinces.’” Then he said, “Who shall begin the battle?” He answered, “You.””
1 Kings 20:14 — World English Bible
1 Kings 20:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith Jehovah, By the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall begin the battle? And he answered, Thou. ”
1 Kings 20:14 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 20:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Ahab saith, `By whom?' and he saith, `Thus said Jehovah, By the young men of the heads of the provinces;' and he saith, `Who doth direct the battle?' and he saith, `Thou.'”
1 Kings 20:14 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 20:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith Jehovah: By the servants of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall begin the battle? And he said, Thou. ”
1 Kings 20:14 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 20:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Ahab sayd, By whome? And he sayde, Thus sayth the Lord, By the seruants of the princes of the prouinces. He sayde againe, Who shall order the battel? And he answered, Thou.”
1 Kings 20:14 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 20:14 in Context — 1 Kings 20
12 And it came to pass, when Ben–hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.
13 And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
14 And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.
15 Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.
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.
What Does 1 Kings 20:14 Mean?
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