1 Kings 20:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.”

1 Kings 20:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 20:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 20:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive.””

1 Kings 20:18 — World English Bible

1 Kings 20:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they are come out for war, take them alive.”

1 Kings 20:18 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 20:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he saith, `If for peace they have come out--catch them alive; and if for battle they have come out--alive catch them.'”

1 Kings 20:18 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 20:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.”

1 Kings 20:18 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 20:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he sayde, Whether they be come out for peace, take them aliue: or whether they bee come out to fight, take them yet aliue.”

1 Kings 20:18 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 20:18 in Context — 1 Kings 20

16 Y salieron á medio día. Y estaba Ben-adad bebiendo, borracho en las tiendas, él y los reyes, los treinta y dos reyes que habían venido en su ayuda.

17 Y los criados de los príncipes de las provincias salieron los primeros. Y había Ben-adad enviado quien le dió aviso, diciendo: Han salido hombres de Samaria.

18 El entonces dijo: Si han salido por paz, tomadlos vivos; y si han salido para pelear, tomadlos vivos.

19 Salieron pues de la ciudad los criados de los príncipes de las provincias, y en pos de ellos el ejército.

20 E hirió cada uno al que venía contra sí: y huyeron los Siros, siguiéndolos los de Israel. Y el rey de Siria, Ben-adad, se escapó en un caballo con alguna gente de caballería.

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What Does 1 Kings 20:18 Mean?

1 Kings 20:18 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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