Now King Ben-hadad of Aram assembled his entire army. Thirty-two kings, along with horses and chariots, were with him. He marched up, besieged Samaria, and fought against it.
1 Kings 20:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Also do this: remove each king from his position and appoint captains in their place. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And do this thing: Remove the kings, each from his place, and put governors in their stead. American Standard Version (1901) And do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their room; Common English Bible This is what you need to do: Remove the kings from their military posts and appoint officials in their place. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, you should do this word: Remove each of the kings from your army, and set commanders in their place. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Do thou therefore this thing: Remove all the kings from thy army, and put captains in their stead. |
Now King Ben-hadad of Aram assembled his entire army. Thirty-two kings, along with horses and chariots, were with him. He marched up, besieged Samaria, and fought against it.
They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the thirty-two kings who were helping him were getting drunk in their quarters.
Now the king of Aram’s servants said to him, ‘Their gods are gods of the hill country. That’s why they were stronger than we were. Instead, we should fight with them on the plain; then we will certainly be stronger than they are.
Raise another army for yourself like the army you lost #– #horse for horse, chariot for chariot #– #and let’s fight with them on the plain; and we will certainly be stronger than they are.’ The king listened to them and did it.
Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, ‘Do not fight with anyone at all except the king of Israel.’
No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel will prevail against the Lord.