I 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Kings 20:23 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their god is a god 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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und die Knechte des Königs von Syrien sprachen zu ihm: Ihre Götter sind Berggötter, darum waren sie uns überlegen; jedoch laßt uns in der Ebene wider sie streiten, ob wir ihnen nicht überlegen sein werden!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y los siervos del rey de Siria le dijeron: Sus dioses son dioses de los montes, por eso nos han vencido; mas si peleáremos con ellos en la llanura, se verá si no los vencemos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E os servos do rei da Síria lhe disseram: seus deuses são deuses dos montes, por isso nos venceram; mas se lutássemos com eles na planície, se verá se não os vencemos.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Os servos do rei da Síria disseram a ele: "O deus deles é deus dos montes. Por isso eles foram mais fortes que nós. Mas agora lutemos contra eles na planície e certamente seremos mais fortes que eles.
📖 I Kings 20:23 in Context
21And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
22And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.
23And 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.
24And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
25And 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.
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