1 Kings 20:19
So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.
1 Kings 20:19 in other translations
| BSB | Meanwhile, these young officers of the district governors marched out of the city, with the army behind them, |
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| WEB | So these went out of the city, the young men of the princes of the provinces, and the army which followed them. |
| ASV | So these went out of the city, the young men of the princes of the provinces, and the army which followed them. |
| YLT | And these have gone out of the city--the young men of the heads of the provinces--and the force that is after them, |
| DARBY | And these servants of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army that followed them. |
| BBE | So the servants of the chiefs of the divisions of the land went out of the town, with the army coming after them. |
| Webster | So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them. |
What does 1 Kings 20:19 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 20:13-21
13-21. behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab--Though the king and people of Israel had highly offended Him, God had not utterly cast them off. He still cherished designs of mercy towards them, and here, though unasked, gave them a signal proof of His interest in them, by a prophet's animating announcement that the Lord would that day deliver the mighty hosts of the enemy into his hand by means of a small, feeble…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 20:12-21
The proud Syrians were beaten, and the despised Israelites were conquerors. The orders of the proud, drunken king disordered his troops, and prevented them from attacking the Israelites. Those that are most secure, are commonly least courageous. Ahab slew the Syrians with a great slaughter. God often makes one wicked man a scourge to another.
1 Kings 20:19 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 1 Kings 20:18
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
- 1 Kings 20:19
So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.
- 1 Kings 20:20
And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben–hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.
1 Kings 20:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Salieron pues de la ciudad los criados de los príncipes de las provincias, y en pos de ellos el ejército. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ces serviteurs des chefs des provinces sortirent de la ville, ainsi que l’armée qui les suivait. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Diese aber zogen aus der Stadt: die Knaben der Obersten der Landschaften und das Heer, das ihnen folgte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Egressi sunt ergo pueri principum provinciarum, ac reliquus exercitus sequebatur: |