1 Kings 20:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.”

1 Kings 20:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 20:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 20:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The children of Israel were mustered and given provisions, and went against them. The children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of young goats, but the Syrians filled the country.”

1 Kings 20:27 — World English Bible

1 Kings 20:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the children of Israel were mustered, and were victualled, and went against them: and the children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country. ”

1 Kings 20:27 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 20:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the sons of Israel have been inspected, and supported, and go to meet them, and the sons of Israel encamp before them, like two flocks of goats, and the Aramaeans have filled the land.”

1 Kings 20:27 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 20:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the children of Israel were numbered and victualled, and they went against them; and the children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of goats; but the Syrians filled the land. ”

1 Kings 20:27 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 20:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the children of Israel were nombred, and were all assembled and went against them, and the children of Israel pitched before them, like two litle flockes of kiddes: but the Aramites filled the countrey.”

1 Kings 20:27 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 20:27 in Context — 1 Kings 20

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.

26 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben–hadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

27 And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.

28 And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the Lord, Because the Syrians have said, The Lord is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

29 And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day.

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What Does 1 Kings 20:27 Mean?

1 Kings 20:27 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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