Parallel Verses
World English Bible
Do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their place.
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.
NET Bible
So do this: Dismiss the kings from their command, and replace them with military commanders.
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:
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 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 us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. 24 Do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their place. 25 Muster an army, like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot. We will fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than them." He listened to their voice, and did so.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Kings 20:1
Ben Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together; and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.
1 Kings 20:16
They went out at noon. But Ben Hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty-two kings who helped him.
1 Kings 22:31
Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, except only with the king of Israel.
Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Yahweh.