1 Kings 20:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.”

1 Kings 20:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 20:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 20:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The servants of the king of Syria said to him, “Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we. But let’s fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than they.”

1 Kings 20:23 — World English Bible

1 Kings 20:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we: but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.”

1 Kings 20:23 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 20:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the servants of the king of Aram said unto him, `Gods of hills <FI>are<Fi> their gods, therefore they were stronger than we; and yet, we fight with them in the plain--are we not stronger than they?”

1 Kings 20:23 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 20:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, Their gods are gods of the mountains; therefore they were stronger than we; but if we fight against them on the plateau, shall we not be stronger than they?”

1 Kings 20:23 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 20:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then the seruants of the King of Aram said vnto him, Their gods are gods of the moutaines, and therefore they ouercame vs: but let vs fight against them in the playne, and doubtlesse we shall ouercome them.”

1 Kings 20:23 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 20:23 in Context — 1 Kings 20

21 E saiu o rei de Israel, e feriu a cavaleiros, e os carros; e derrotou os sírios com grande estrago.

22 Chegando-se logo o profeta ao rei de Israel, lhe disse: Vai, fortalece-te, e considera e olha o que hás de fazer; porque passado o ano, o rei da Síria há de vir contra ti.

23 E os servos do rei da Síria lhe disseram: seus deuses são deuses dos montes, por isso nos venceram; mas se lutássemos com eles na planície, se verá se não os vencemos.

24 Faze, pois assim: Tira aos reis cada um de seu posto, e põe capitães em lugar deles.

25 E tu, forma-te outro exército como o exército que perdeste, cavalos por cavalos, e carros por carros; logo lutaremos com eles em campo raso, e veremos se não os vencemos. E ele lhes deu ouvido, e o fez assim.

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What Does 1 Kings 20:23 Mean?

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