1 Kings 20:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Kings 20:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 20:28 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 20:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, “Yahweh says, ‘Because the Syrians have said, “Yahweh is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys,” therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am Yahweh.’””
1 Kings 20:28 — World English Bible
1 Kings 20:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And a man of God came near and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith Jehovah, Because the Syrians have said, Jehovah is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys; therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thy hand, and ye shall know that I am Jehovah. ”
1 Kings 20:28 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 20:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And there cometh nigh a man of God, and speaketh unto the king of Israel, and saith, `Thus said Jehovah, Because that the Aramaeans have said, God of hills <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, and He <FI>is<Fi> not God of valleys--I have given the whole of this great multitude into thy hand, and ye have known that I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.'”
1 Kings 20:28 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 20:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the man ofGod drew near, and spoke to the king of Israel and said, Thus saith Jehovah: Because the Syrians have said, Jehovah is agod of the mountains, but he is not agod of the valleys, I will give all this great multitude into thy hand, and ye shall know that I am Jehovah. ”
1 Kings 20:28 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 20:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And there came a man of God, and spake vnto the King of Israel, saying, Thus sayeth the Lord, Because the Aramites haue sayd, The Lord is the God of the mountaines, and not God of the valleis, therefore will I deliuer all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.”
1 Kings 20:28 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 20:28 in Context — 1 Kings 20
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.
30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Ben–hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
What Does 1 Kings 20:28 Mean?
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