1 Kings 20:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.”
1 Kings 20:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 20:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 20:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The king of Israel answered, “Tell him, ‘Don’t let him who puts on his armor brag like he who takes it off.’””
1 Kings 20:11 — World English Bible
1 Kings 20:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his armor boast himself as he that putteth it off.”
1 Kings 20:11 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 20:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the king of Israel answereth and saith, `Speak ye: let not him who is girding on boast himself as him who is loosing <FI>his armour<Fi> .'”
1 Kings 20:11 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 20:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell [him], Let not him that girdeth on boast himself as he that putteth off!”
1 Kings 20:11 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 20:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the King of Israel answered, and sayd, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth his harneis, boast himselfe, as he that putteth it off.”
1 Kings 20:11 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 20:11 in Context — 1 Kings 20
9 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben–hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.
10 And Ben–hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
11 And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
12 And it came to pass, when Ben–hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.
13 And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
What Does 1 Kings 20:11 Mean?
1 Kings 20:11 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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