I 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Kings 20:18 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they are come out for war, take them alive.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Da sprach er: Wenn sie zum Frieden ausgezogen sind, so greifet sie lebendig; und wenn sie zum Streit ausgezogen sind, so greifet sie lebendig.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El entonces dijo: Si han salido por paz, tomadlos vivos; y si han salido para pelear, tomadlos vivos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Ele então disse: Se saíram por paz, tomai-os vivos; e se saíram para lutar, tomai-os vivos.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ben-Hadade disse: "Quer eles venham pela paz, quer pela guerra, trazei-os vivos".
📖 I Kings 20:18 in Context
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.
17And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben–hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.
18And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
19So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.
20And 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.
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