Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Take them alive, whether they've come in peace or not," he ordered.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
Holman Bible
So he said, “If they have marched out in peace,
A Conservative Version
And he said, Whether they come out for peace, take them alive, or whether they come out for war, taken them alive.
American Standard Version
And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive, or whether they are come out for war, taken them alive.
Amplified
And he said, “Whether they have come out for peace or for war, take them alive.”
Bible in Basic English
And he said, If they have come out for peace, take them living, and if they have come out for war, take them living.
Darby Translation
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say, If for peace they came forth, seize them living; and if for war they came forth, seize them living.
King James 2000
And he said, If they be come out for peace, take them alive; or if they be come out for war, take them alive.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then he said, "If they have come out for peace, seize them alive; and if they have come out for war, seize them alive."
Modern King James verseion
And he said, If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said, "If they come out for peace, take them alive.
NET Bible
He ordered, "Whether they come in peace or to do battle, take them alive."
New Heart English Bible
He said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive."
The Emphasized Bible
And he said - If, peaceably, they have come, take them alive, - or, if, fighting, they have come, alive, take ye them.
Webster
And he said, Whether they have come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they have come out for war, take them alive.
World English Bible
He said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive."
Youngs Literal Translation
And he saith, 'If for peace they have come out -- catch them alive; and if for battle they have come out -- alive catch them.'
Themes
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Ahab
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of ben-hadad's army
ancient Samaria » Samaria the capital of » Deliverance of, effected
Syria » The israelites » Under ahab encouraged and assisted by God, overcame
Interlinear
Yatsa'
Shalowm
Taphas
תּפשׂ
Taphas
Usage: 65
Yatsa'
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 20:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ahab Defeats Ben-Hadad
17 The young men who served as officials within the provinces led the charge, and somebody informed Ben-hadad, "Some men have come out from Samaria." 18 "Take them alive, whether they've come in peace or not," he ordered. 19 Meanwhile, as the young men who served as officials within the provinces left the city, their army followed after them.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Kings 14:8-12
Later, Amaziah sent couriers to Jehoahaz's son Jehoash, grandson of King Jehu of Israel, challenging him, "Come on! Let's fight face to face!"
1 Samuel 2:3-4
Don't continue to talk proudly, and don't speak arrogantly, for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
1 Samuel 14:11-12
When the two of them showed themselves to the Philistine garrison, the Philistines said, "Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have been hiding."
1 Samuel 17:44
told David, "Come to me! I'll give your flesh to the birds of the sky and to the beasts of the field."
Proverbs 18:12
Before a man's downfall, his mind is arrogant, but humility precedes honor.