They struck the men who were at the entrance of the house, both young and old, with blindness so that they were unable to find the entrance.
1 Kings 22:31 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, ‘Do not fight with anyone at all except the king of Israel.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, Fight neither with small nor great, but only with [Ahab] king of Israel. American Standard Version (1901) Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty and two captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel. Common English Bible Meanwhile, Aram’s king had commanded his thirty-two chariot officers, “Don’t bother with anyone big or small. Fight only with Israel’s king.” Catholic Public Domain Version Now the king of Syria had instructed the thirty-two commanders of the chariots, saying, "You shall not fight against anyone, small or great, except against the king of Israel alone." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the king of Syria had commanded the two and thirty captains of the chariots, saying: You shall not fight against any, small or great, but against the king of Israel only. |
They struck the men who were at the entrance of the house, both young and old, with blindness so that they were unable to find the entrance.
I will attack him while he is weary and discouraged, throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will scatter. I will strike down only the king
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.
Also do this: remove each king from his position and appoint captains in their place.
When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they shouted, ‘He must be the king of Israel! ’ So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.
Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, ‘Do not fight with anyone at all except the king of Israel.’
‘Both great and small will die in this land without burial. No lament will be made for them, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them.
They also had kidnapped the women and everyone in it from youngest to oldest. They had killed no one but had carried them off as they went on their way.