King Ahab answered, “Tell Ben Hadad that the man who puts on his armor should not boast as much as the man who {lives long enough to} take it off.”
Luke 14:31 - Easy To Read Version “If a king is going to fight against another king, first he will sit down and plan. If the king has only 10,000 men, he will plan to see if he is able to defeat the other king that has 20,000 men. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Or what king, going out to engage in conflict with another king, will not first sit down and consider and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand [men] to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? American Standard Version (1901) Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? Common English Bible Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down to consider whether his ten thousand soldiers could go up against the twenty thousand coming against him? Catholic Public Domain Version Or, what king, advancing to engage in war against another king, would not first sit down and consider whether he may be able, with ten thousand, to meet one who comes against him with twenty thousand? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Or what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth not first sit down, and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him? |
King Ahab answered, “Tell Ben Hadad that the man who puts on his armor should not boast as much as the man who {lives long enough to} take it off.”
“Job, if you ever lay a hand on Leviathan,\par you will never do it again!\par Just think about the battle that would be!\par
Get good advice before you make plans. If you are starting a war, find good people to guide you.
Don’t be too quick to tell a judge about something you saw. If another person proves that you are wrong, then you will be embarrassed.
They would say, ‘This man began to build, but he was not able to finish!’
If he cannot defeat the other king, then he will send some men to speak to the other king and ask for peace.