1 Kings 20:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.”
1 Kings 20:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 20:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 20:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive.””
1 Kings 20:18 — World English Bible
1 Kings 20:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they are come out for war, take them alive. ”
1 Kings 20:18 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 20:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he saith, `If for peace they have come out--catch them alive; and if for battle they have come out--alive catch them.'”
1 Kings 20:18 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 20:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive. ”
1 Kings 20:18 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 20:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he sayde, Whether they be come out for peace, take them aliue: or whether they bee come out to fight, take them yet aliue.”
1 Kings 20:18 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 20:18 in Context — 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.
17 And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben–hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.
18 And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
19 So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.
20 And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben–hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.
What Does 1 Kings 20:18 Mean?
1 Kings 20:18 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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