Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Or, what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth not first sit down and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him? 1 Kings 20:11 And the king of Israel answering, said: Tell him: Let not the girded boast himself as the ungirded. 2 Kings 18:20-22 Perhaps thou hast taken counsel, to prepare thyself for battle. On whom dost thou trust, that thou darest to rebel? . . . Proverbs 20:18 Designs are strengthened by counsels: and wars are to be managed by governments. Proverbs 25:8 The things which thy eyes have seen, utter not hastily in a quarrel: lest afterward thou mayst not be able to make amends, when thou hast dishonoured thy friend. Context The Cost of Discipleship…30Saying: This man began to build and was not able to finish. 31Or, what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth not first sit down and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him? 32Or else, while the other is yet afar off, sending an embassy, he desireth conditions of peace.… Cross References Proverbs 20:18 Designs are strengthened by counsels: and wars are to be managed by governments. Luke 14:30 Saying: This man began to build and was not able to finish. Luke 14:32 Or else, while the other is yet afar off, sending an embassy, he desireth conditions of peace. Lexicon OrἪ (Ē) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. what τίς (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. king βασιλεὺς (basileus) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 935: A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign. on his way πορευόμενος (poreuomenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 4198: To travel, journey, go, die. to war πόλεμον (polemon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 4171: A war, battle, strife. From pelomai; warfare. with another ἑτέρῳ (heterō) Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2087: (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different. king βασιλεῖ (basilei) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 935: A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign. will not first sit down καθίσας (kathisas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2523: Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle. [and] consider βουλεύσεται (bouleusetai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 1011: To deliberate, take counsel, determine. From boule; to advise, i.e. deliberate, or resolve. whether εἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. he ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. can δυνατός (dynatos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 1415: (a) of persons: powerful, able, (b) of things: possible. From dunamai; powerful or capable; neuter possible. engage ὑπαντῆσαι (hypantēsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's Greek 5221: To meet, go to meet. From hupo and a derivative of anti; to go opposite under, i.e. To encounter, fall in with. with ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. ten δέκα (deka) Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 1176: Ten. A primary number; ten. thousand [men] χιλιάσιν (chiliasin) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 5505: A thousand, the number one thousand. From chilioi; one thousand. the [one] τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. coming ἐρχομένῳ (erchomenō) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go. against ἐπ’ (ep’) Preposition Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. him αὐτόν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. with μετὰ (meta) Preposition Strong's Greek 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. twenty εἴκοσι (eikosi) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 1501: Twenty. Of uncertain affinity; a score. thousand? χιλιάδων (chiliadōn) Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 5505: A thousand, the number one thousand. From chilioi; one thousand. Additional Translations Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand? Or what king, proceeding to engage with another king in war, will not, having sat down, first take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet the one coming against him with twenty thousand? Or what king, going to make war against another king, sits not down first, and consults whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that comes against him with twenty thousand? Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? Or what king, going on his way to engage in war with another king, does not, sitting down first, take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him coming against him with twenty thousand? Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? Or what king going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? Or what king, marching to encounter another king in war, does not first sit down and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet the one who is advancing against him with twenty thousand? Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 'Or what king going on to engage with another king in war, doth not, having sat down, first consult if he be able with ten thousand to meet him who with twenty thousand is coming against him? 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