I Kings 20:14
“And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Kings 20:14 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith Jehovah, By the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall begin the battle? And he answered, Thou.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Ahab sprach: Durch wen? Und er sprach: So spricht Jehova: Durch die Knaben der Obersten der Landschaften. Und er sprach: Wer soll den Kampf eröffnen? Und er sprach: Du.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y respondió Achâb: ¿Por mano de quién? Y él dijo: Así ha dicho Jehová: Por mano de los criados de los príncipes de las provincias. Y dijo Achâb: ¿Quién comenzará la batalla? Y él respondió: Tú.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E respondeu Acabe: Por meio de quem? E ele disse: Assim disse o SENHOR: Por meio dos criados dos príncipes das províncias. E disse Acabe: Quem começará a batalha? E ele respondeu: Tu.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Acabe respondeu: "Por meio de quem?" Yahweh respondeu: "Pelos jovens oficiais que servem os governadores dos distritos". Então Acabe disse: "Quem iniciará a batalha?" Yahweh respondeu: "Tu".
📖 I Kings 20:14 in Context
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.
14And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.
15Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.
16And 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.
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