I Kings 20:11
“And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Kings 20:11 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his armor boast himself as he that putteth it off.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und der König von Israel antwortete und sprach: Saget ihm: Es rühme sich nicht der sich Gürtende wie der den Gürtel Lösende!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y el rey de Israel respondió, y dijo: Decidle, que no se alabe el que se ciñe, como el que ya se desciñe.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E o rei de Israel respondeu, e disse: Dizei-lhe, que não se glorie o que se cinge, como o que já se descinge.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O rei de Israel respondeu, dizendo: "Dizei a Ben-Hadade: 'Ninguém que está apenas colocando sua armadura deveria se gabar como quem a está tirando'".
📖 I Kings 20:11 in Context
9Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben–hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.
10And Ben–hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
11And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
12And it came to pass, when Ben–hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.
13And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
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