1 Kings 20:24
And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
1 Kings 20:24 in other translations
| BSB | So do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers. |
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| WEB | Do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their place. |
| ASV | And do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their room; |
| YLT | ‘And this thing do thou: turn aside the kings each out of his place, and set captains in their stead; |
| DARBY | And do this: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put governors in their stead; |
| BBE | This is what you have to do: take away the kings from their positions, and put captains in their places; |
| Webster | And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms: |
What does 1 Kings 20:24 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 20:22-26
22-26. the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said--The same prophet who had predicted the victory shortly reappeared, admonishing the king to take every precaution against a renewal of hostilities in the following campaign. at the return of the year--that is, in spring, when, on the cessation of the rainy season, military campaigns (2Sa 11:1), were anciently begun. It happened as the prophet had forewarned…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 20:22-30
Those about Benhadad advised him to change his ground. They take it for granted that it was not Israel, but Israel's gods, that beat them; but they speak very ignorantly of Jehovah. They supposed that Israel had many gods, to whom they ascribed limited power within a certain district; thus vain were the Gentiles in their imaginations concerning God. The greatest wisdom in worldly concerns is often united with the…
1 Kings 20:24 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 20:24
- Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.
- 1 Kings 22:31
But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.
- 1 Kings 20:16
And they went out at noon. But Ben–hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
- 1 Kings 20:1
And Ben–hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.
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Context
- 1 Kings 20:23
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods 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.
- 1 Kings 20:24
And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
- 1 Kings 20:25
And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.
1 Kings 20:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Haz pues así: Saca á los reyes cada uno de su puesto, y pon capitanes en lugar de ellos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et fais ceci: ôte les rois chacun de sa place, et mets en leur lieu des capitaines; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Tue aber dieses: Entferne die Könige, einen jeden von seinem Orte, und setze Befehlshaber an ihre Stelle; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Tu ergo verbum hoc fac: amove reges singulos ab exercitu tuo, et pone principes pro eis: |