1 Kings 20:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods 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.”
1 Kings 20:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 20:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 20:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The servants of the king of Syria said to him, “Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we. But let’s fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than they.”
1 Kings 20:23 — World English Bible
1 Kings 20:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And 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. ”
1 Kings 20:23 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 20:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the servants of the king of Aram said unto him, `Gods of hills <FI>are<Fi> their gods, therefore they were stronger than we; and yet, we fight with them in the plain--are we not stronger than they?”
1 Kings 20:23 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 20:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, Theirgods aregods of the mountains; therefore they were stronger than we; but if we fight against them on the plateau, shall we not be stronger than they? ”
1 Kings 20:23 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 20:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the seruants of the King of Aram said vnto him, Their gods are gods of the moutaines, and therefore they ouercame vs: but let vs fight against them in the playne, and doubtlesse we shall ouercome them.”
1 Kings 20:23 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 20:23 in Context — 1 Kings 20
21 And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
22 And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.
23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods 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.
24 And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
25 And 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.
What Does 1 Kings 20:23 Mean?
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