Then he said, “If they have come out for peace, seize them alive. And if they have come out for battle, seize them alive.”
2 Kings 14:8 - The Scriptures 2009 Amatsyah then sent messengers to Yeho’ash son of Yeho’aḥaz, son of Yĕhu, sovereign of Yisra’ĕl, saying, “Come, let us look each other in the face!” Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face and test each other. American Standard Version (1901) Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face. Common English Bible Then Amaziah sent messengers to Israel’s King Joash son of Jehoahaz son of Israel’s King Jehu, saying, “Come on! Let’s go head-to-head.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, the king of Israel, saying: "Come, and let us see one another." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then Amasias sent messengers to Joas son of Joachaz, son of Jehu king of Israel, saying: Come, let us see one another. |
Then he said, “If they have come out for peace, seize them alive. And if they have come out for battle, seize them alive.”
And the rest of the acts of Yo’ash, and all that he did, and his might with which he fought against Amatsyah sovereign of Yehuḏah, are they not written in the book of the annals of the sovereigns of Yisra’ĕl?
But Amatsyahu did not listen, so Yeho’ash sovereign of Yisra’ĕl went up, and he and Amatsyahu sovereign of Yehuḏah faced one another at Bĕyth Shemesh, which belongs to Yehuḏah.
And it came to be, after Amatsyahu came from striking the Eḏomites, that he brought the mighty ones of the people of Sĕ‛ir, and set them up to be his mighty ones, and bowed down before them and burned incense to them.
By pride comes only strife, But wisdom is with those who take advice.
The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop fighting before it breaks out.
By counsel plans are established; And by wise guidance wage a battle.
Do not go forth to strive in haste, For what would you do in the end, When your neighbour has put you to shame?
“If only this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Aḇimeleḵ.” And he said to Aḇimeleḵ, “Increase your army and come out!”