Now King Ben-Hadad of Aram gathered all his army. With him were 32 kings, along with horses and chariots. He marched up, besieged Samaria and attacked it.
1 Kings 20:24 - Tree of Life Version So this is what you should do: remove the kings, each from his post, and appoint governors 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 gathered all his army. With him were 32 kings, along with horses and chariots. He marched up, besieged Samaria and attacked it.
They marched out at noon, while Ben-Hadad was drinking himself drunk in the booths—he and the 32 kings allied with him.
Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their God is a God of the mountains—that’s why they were stronger than us. But let’s fight against them in the plain. Then surely we’ll be stronger than them.
Then muster an army like the army that you lost—horse for horse and chariot for chariot—and let’s fight against them in the plain, and surely we’ll be stronger than them!” He listened to their advice and acted accordingly.
Now the king of Aram had commanded his 32 chariot commanders saying, “Do no single combat with anyone, small or great—except the king of Israel.”
There is no wisdom, there is no understanding, there is no counsel— against Adonai.