Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do this: Remove all the kings from their commands and replace them with other officers. New Living Translation Only this time replace the kings with field commanders! English Standard Version And do this: remove the kings, each from his post, and put commanders in their places, Berean Standard Bible So do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers. King James Bible And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms: New King James Version So do this thing: Dismiss the kings, each from his position, and put captains in their places; New American Standard Bible Carry out this plan: remove the kings, each from his place, and put governors in their place, NASB 1995 “Do this thing: remove the kings, each from his place, and put captains in their place, NASB 1977 “And do this thing: remove the kings, each from his place, and put captains in their place, Legacy Standard Bible Do this thing: remove the kings, each from his place, and put captains in their place, Amplified Bible Do this: remove the [thirty-two allied] kings, each from his place, and put captains in their place, Christian Standard Bible Also do this: remove each king from his position and appoint captains in their place. Holman Christian Standard Bible Also do this: remove each king from his position and appoint captains in their place. American Standard Version And do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their room; Contemporary English Version Here's what you should do. First, get rid of those 32 kings and put army commanders in their places. English Revised Version And do this thing; take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their room: GOD'S WORD® Translation This is what we must do: Remove all of the kings from their positions, and substitute governors for them. Good News Translation Now, remove the thirty-two rulers from their commands and replace them with field commanders. International Standard Version So do this: remove the kings from command and replace them with captains. Majority Standard Bible So do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers. NET Bible So do this: Dismiss the kings from their command, and replace them with military commanders. New Heart English Bible Do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their place. Webster's Bible Translation And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms: World English Bible Do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their place. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd this thing you do: turn aside each of the kings out of his place, and set captains in their stead; Young's Literal Translation 'And this thing do thou: turn aside the kings each out of his place, and set captains in their stead; Smith's Literal Translation And do this word, Remove the kings a man from his place, and put prefects in their stead. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleDo thou therefore this thing: Remove all the kings from thy army, and put captains in their stead: Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, you should do this word: Remove each of the kings from your army, and set commanders in their place. New American Bible This is what you must do: Take the kings from their posts and put prefects in their places. New Revised Standard Version Also do this: remove the kings, each from his post, and put commanders in place of them; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd do this thing: Remove the kings, every one from his command, and put officers in their places; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And do this thing: remove the Kings, each man, from his place, and set up Generals in their place. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put governors in their room: Brenton Septuagint Translation And do thou this thing: Send away the kings, each one to his place, and set princes in their stead. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Ahab Defeats Ben-hadad…23Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail. 24So do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers. 25And you must raise an army like the one you have lost—horse for horse and chariot for chariot—so we can fight the Israelites on the plain, where we will surely prevail.” And the king approved their plan and acted accordingly.… Cross References 2 Chronicles 18:30-32 Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.” / When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him. / And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him. 2 Samuel 10:18 But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there. 1 Kings 22:31-33 Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.” / When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely this is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out. / And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him. 2 Kings 7:6-7 For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.” / Thus the Arameans had arisen and fled at twilight, abandoning their tents and horses and donkeys. The camp was intact, and they had run for their lives. 2 Chronicles 18:29 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle. 2 Samuel 10:19 When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore. 2 Kings 3:9 So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals. 2 Kings 6:24 Some time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria. 2 Kings 18:24 For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen? 2 Kings 19:9 Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “Look, he has set out to fight against you.” So Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, Isaiah 31:1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. Jeremiah 46:9 Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth—Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow. Ezekiel 30:5 Cush, Put, and Lud, and all the various peoples, as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land, will fall with Egypt by the sword. Daniel 11:40 At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood. Matthew 24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. Treasury of Scripture And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms: 1 Kings 20:30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber. Joshua 13:4 From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites: Joshua 19:30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages. Aphik 1 Samuel 4:1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek. 1 Samuel 29:1 Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel. 2 Kings 13:17 And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them. Jump to Previous Captains Commanders Commands Governors Kings Officers Places Positions Post Remove Replace Room Rooms Stead TurnJump to Next Captains Commanders Commands Governors Kings Officers Places Positions Post Remove Replace Room Rooms Stead Turn1 Kings 20 1. Ben-Hadad, not content with Ahab's homage, besieges Samaria13. By the direction of a prophet, the Syrians are slain 22. As the prophet forewarned Ahab, the Syrians come against him in Aphek 28. By the word of the prophet, and God's judgment, the Syrians are smitten again 31. The Syrians submit; Ahab sends Ben-Hadad away with a covenant 35. The prophet, under the parable of a prisoner, 39. making Ahab judge himself, denounces God's judgment against him So do this This phrase indicates a directive or command, suggesting a strategic decision is being made. In the context of ancient Near Eastern warfare, such commands were often given by a king or military leader. The Hebrew root for "do" (עָשָׂה, 'asah) implies action and execution, emphasizing the importance of following through with the plan. This reflects the necessity of decisive leadership and obedience to authority, a theme prevalent throughout the Bible. Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Soוְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case do עֲשֵׂ֑ה (‘ă·śêh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make this: הַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that Dismiss הָסֵ֤ר (hā·sêr) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5493: To turn aside all אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person the kings הַמְּלָכִים֙ (ham·mə·lā·ḵîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4428: A king from their positions מִמְּקֹמ֔וֹ (mim·mə·qō·mōw) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition and replace them וְשִׂ֥ים (wə·śîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set with other officers. פַּח֖וֹת (pa·ḥō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6346: A governor Links 1 Kings 20:24 NIV1 Kings 20:24 NLT 1 Kings 20:24 ESV 1 Kings 20:24 NASB 1 Kings 20:24 KJV 1 Kings 20:24 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 20:24 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 20:24 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 20:24 French Bible 1 Kings 20:24 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 20:24 Do this thing: take the kings away (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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