Parallel Verses
NET Bible
So do this: Dismiss the kings from their command, and replace them with military commanders.
New American Standard Bible
Do this thing: remove the kings, each from his place, and put captains in their place,
King James Version
And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
Holman Bible
Also do this: remove each king from his position and appoint captains in their place.
International Standard Version
So do this: remove the kings from command and replace them with captains.
A Conservative Version
And do this thing: Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their place.
American Standard Version
And do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their room;
Amplified
Do this: remove the [thirty-two allied] kings, each from his place, and put captains in their place,
Bible in Basic English
This is what you have to do: take away the kings from their positions, and put captains in their places;
Darby Translation
And do this: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put governors in their stead;
Julia Smith Translation
And do this word, Remove the kings a man from his place, and put prefects in their stead.
King James 2000
And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their places:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do this thing: remove the kings each from his post, and put a governor in their place.
Modern King James verseion
And do this thing, take the kings away, each man out of his place, and put commanders in their places,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And this do: take the kings away every man out of his place, and put dukes in their rooms.
New Heart English Bible
Do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their place.
The Emphasized Bible
But, this thing, do, - set aside the kings, every man out of his place, and put governors in their stead;
Webster
And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
World English Bible
Do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their place.
Youngs Literal Translation
'And this thing do thou: turn aside the kings each out of his place, and set captains in their stead;
Themes
Chariots » For war » Advantageously mansuvred in a flat country
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Ahab
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of ben-hadad's army
Syria » The israelites » Forewarned of invasion by, at the return of the year
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 20:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ahab Defeats Ben-Hadad
23 Now the advisers of the king of Syria said to him: "Their God is a god of the mountains. That's why they overpowered us. But if we fight them in the plains, we will certainly overpower them. 24 So do this: Dismiss the kings from their command, and replace them with military commanders. 25 Muster an army like the one you lost, with the same number of horses and chariots. Then we will fight them in the plains; we will certainly overpower them." He approved their plan and did as they advised.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Kings 20:1
Now King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled all his army, along with thirty-two other kings with their horses and chariots. He marched against Samaria and besieged and attacked it.
1 Kings 20:16
They marched out at noon, while Ben Hadad and the thirty-two kings allied with him were drinking heavily in their quarters.
1 Kings 22:31
Now the king of Syria had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, "Do not fight common soldiers or high-ranking officers; fight only the king of Israel."
Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the Lord.