1 Kings 20:31 Multilingual: And his servants said to him, 'Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Let us put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads and go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare your life.'

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New International Version
His officials said to him, "Look, we have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. Let us go to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life."

New Living Translation
Ben-hadad's officers said to him, "Sir, we have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. So let's humble ourselves by wearing burlap around our waists and putting ropes on our heads, and surrender to the king of Israel. Then perhaps he will let you live."

English Standard Version
And his servants said to him, “Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Let us put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads and go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare your life.”

Berean Study Bible
Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”

New American Standard Bible
His servants said to him, "Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings, please let us put sackcloth on our loins and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will save your life."

King James Bible
And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
His servants said to him, "Consider this: we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. So let's put sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads, and let's go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare your life."

International Standard Version
"Look, now," his advisors suggested, "we've heard that the Israeli kings are merciful. So let's clothe ourselves with sackcloth, tie our hair back with ropes, and go out to the king of Israel. Maybe he'll spare your life."

NET Bible
His advisers said to him, "Look, we have heard that the kings of the Israelite dynasty are kind. Allow us to put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads and surrender to the king of Israel. Maybe he will spare our lives."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
His officers told him, "We have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. Allow us to dress in sackcloth, put ropes around our necks, and go to the king of Israel. Maybe he'll let you live."

Jubilee Bible 2000
Then his slaves said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings; let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins and ropes upon our heads and go out to the king of Israel; peradventure he will give thee thy life.

King James 2000 Bible
And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray you, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: perhaps he will save your life.

American King James Version
And his servants said to him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray you, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save your life.

American Standard Version
And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And his servants said to him: Behold, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful: so let us put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: perhaps he will save our lives.

Darby Bible Translation
And his servants said to him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will save thy life.

English Revised Version
And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.

Webster's Bible Translation
And his servants said to him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: it may be he will save thy life.

World English Bible
His servants said to him, "See now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Please let us put sackcloth on our bodies, and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel. Maybe he will save your life."

Young's Literal Translation
And his servants say unto him, 'Lo, we pray thee, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel -- that they are kind kings; let us put, we pray thee, sackcloth on our loins, and ropes on our heads, and we go out unto the king of Israel; it may be he doth keep thee alive.'

1 Konings 20:31 Afrikaans PWL
Sy diensknegte sê vir hom: “Let op, ons het gehoor dat die konings van die huis van Yisra’el genadige konings is; laat ons asseblief rouklere om ons heupe bind en toue om ons koppe en uitgaan na die koning van Yisra’el; miskien sal hy u lewe spaar.”

1 i Mbretërve 20:31 Albanian
Shërbëtorët e tij i thanë: "Ja, kemi dëgjuar të thuhet që mbretërit e shtëpisë së Izraelit janë zemërbutë; prandaj të veshim thasë dhe të vëmë litarë në qafë dhe të dalim të presim mbretin e Izraelit; ndofta ai ka për të na lënë të gjallë".

ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻮﻙ ﺍﻷﻭ 20:31 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
فقال له عبيده اننا قد سمعنا ان ملوك بيت اسرائيل هم ملوك حليمون فلنضع مسوحا على احقائنا وحبالا على رؤوسنا ونخرج الى ملك اسرائيل لعله يحيي نفسك.

De Künig A 20:31 Bavarian
Daa gsagnd seine Raatgöbn zo iem: "Also, wie mir ghoert habnd, künnend de isryheelischn Künig recht barmhertzig sein. Drum lögn myr üns Trauergwänder an und geen myr mit Strick um önn Hals umher zo n Künig von Isryheel aushin. Öbbenn schenkt yr dyr ja s Löbn."

3 Царе 20:31 Bulgarian
Тогава слугите му му казаха: Ето сега, чули сме, че царете от Израилевия дом били милостиви царе; нека турим, прочее, вретища на кръстовете си и въжета на главите си, и нека излезем при Израилевия цар, дано би ти пощадил живота.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
他的臣僕對他說：「我們聽說以色列王都是仁慈的王，現在我們不如腰束麻布，頭套繩索，出去投降以色列王，或者他存留王的性命。」

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
他的臣仆对他说：“我们听说以色列王都是仁慈的王，现在我们不如腰束麻布，头套绳索，出去投降以色列王，或者他存留王的性命。”

列王紀上 20:31 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
他的臣僕對他說：我們聽說以色列王都是仁慈的王，現在我們不如腰束麻布，頭套繩索，出去投降以色列王，或者他存留王的性命。

列王紀上 20:31 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
他的臣仆对他说：我们听说以色列王都是仁慈的王，现在我们不如腰束麻布，头套绳索，出去投降以色列王，或者他存留王的性命。

1 Kings 20:31 Croatian Bible
Njegove su mu sluge rekle: "Gle! Mi smo čuli da su izraelski kraljevi milosrdni. Stavimo kostrijet oko bokova svojih i konope oko svojih glava, pa izađimo pred kralja izraelskog: možda će ti poštedjeti život."

První Královská 20:31 Czech BKR
I řekli jemu služebníci jeho: Aj, toto jsme slýchali, že králové domu Izraelského jsou králové milosrdní. Medle, nechť vezmeme pytle na bedra svá a provazy na hlavy své, a vejdeme k králi Izraelskému; snad při životu zachová tebe.

Første Kongebog 20:31 Danish
Da sagde hans Folk til ham: »Vi har hørt, at Kongerne over Israels Hus er naadige Konger; lad os binde Sæk om Lænderne og Reb om Hovederne og gaa ud til Israels Konge, maaske han da vil skaane dit Liv!«

1 Koningen 20:31 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Toen zeiden de knechten tot hem: Zie toch, wij hebben gehoord, dat de koningen van het huis Israels goedertierene koningen zijn; laat ons toch zakken om onze lenden leggen, en koorden om onze hoofden, en uitgaan tot den koning van Israel; mogelijk zal hij uw ziel in het leven behouden.

Swete's Septuagint
καὶ ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς Ἀχαὰβ βασιλέα Ἰσραὴλ εἰς τὴν πόλιν καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν Τάδε λέγει υἱὸς Ἁδέρ

Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָיו֮ עֲבָדָיו֒ הִנֵּֽה־נָ֣א שָׁמַ֔עְנוּ כִּ֗י מַלְכֵי֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי־מַלְכֵ֥י חֶ֖סֶד הֵ֑ם נָשִׂ֣ימָה נָּא֩ שַׂקִּ֨ים בְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּ וַחֲבָלִ֣ים בְּרֹאשֵׁ֗נוּ וְנֵצֵא֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אוּלַ֖י יְחַיֶּ֥ה אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃

WLC (Consonants Only)
ויאמרו אליו עבדיו הנה־נא שמענו כי מלכי בית ישראל כי־מלכי חסד הם נשימה נא שקים במתנינו וחבלים בראשנו ונצא אל־מלך ישראל אולי יחיה את־נפשך׃

Aleppo Codex
לא ויאמרו אליו עבדיו הנה נא שמענו כי מלכי בית ישראל כי מלכי חסד הם נשימה נא שקים במתנינו וחבלים בראשנו ונצא אל מלך ישראל--אולי יחיה את נפשך

1 Királyok 20:31 Hungarian: Karoli
És mondának néki az õ szolgái: Ímé hallottuk, hogy az Izráel házának királyai kegyelmes királyok, azért hadd öltözzünk zsákokba, és vessünk köteleket a mi nyakunkba, és menjünk ki az Izráel királyához, talán életben hagyja a te lelkedet.

Reĝoj 1 20:31 Esperanto
Kaj liaj servantoj diris al li:Ni auxdis, ke la regxoj de la domo de Izrael estas regxoj kompatemaj; ni metu do sakajxon sur niajn lumbojn kaj sxnurojn sur niajn kapojn, kaj ni eliru al la regxo de Izrael; eble li lasos la vivon al via animo.

ENSIMMÄINEN KUNINGASTEN KIRJA 20:31 Finnish: Bible (1776)
Niin sanoivat hänen palveliansa hänelle: katso, me olemme kuulleet Israelin huoneen kuninkaat olevan laupiaat kuninkaat: niin pankaamme säkit kupeisiimme ja köydet päihimme ja menkäämme Israelin kuninkaan tykö, kuka tiesi että hän sallii sinun sielus elää.

1 Rois 20:31 French: Darby
Et ses serviteurs lui dirent: Voici, nous avons entendu dire que les rois de la maison d'Israel sont des rois doux et clements; mettons, je te prie, des sacs sur nos reins et des cordes à nos tetes, et sortons vers le roi d'Israel: peut-etre qu'il laissera vivre ton ame.

1 Rois 20:31 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Ses serviteurs lui dirent: Voici, nous avons appris que les rois de la maison d'Israël sont des rois miséricordieux; nous allons mettre des sacs sur nos reins et des cordes à nos têtes, et nous sortirons vers le roi d'Israël: peut-être qu'il te laissera la vie.

1 Rois 20:31 French: Martin (1744)
Et ses serviteurs lui dirent : Voici maintenant, nous avons ouï dire que les Rois de la maison d'Israël sont des Rois débonnaires; maintenant donc mettons des sacs sur nos reins, et mettons des cordes à nos têtes; et sortons vers le Roi d'Israël; peut-être qu'il te donnera la vie sauve.

1 Koenige 20:31 German: Modernized
Da sprachen seine Knechte zu ihm: Siehe, wir haben gehöret, daß die Könige des Hauses Israel barmherzige Könige sind; so laßt uns Säcke um unsere Lenden tun und Stricke um unsere Häupter und zum Könige Israels hinausgehen; vielleicht läßt er deine Seele leben.

1 Koenige 20:31 German: Luther (1912)
Da sprachen seine Knechte zu ihm: Siehe, wir haben gehört, daß die Könige des Hauses Israel barmherzige Könige sind; so laßt uns Säcke um unsere Lenden tun und Stricke um unsre Häupter und zum König Israels hinausgehen; vielleicht läßt er deine Seele leben.

1 Koenige 20:31 German: Textbibel (1899)
Da sprachen seine Diener zu ihm: Wohlan, wir haben gehört, daß die Könige des Hauses Israel barmherzige Könige sind; so laß uns nun härene Gewänder um unsere Hüften legen und Stricke um unsere Häupter und uns dem Könige von Israel ergeben; vielleicht läßt er dich am Leben.

1 Re 20:31 Italian: Riveduta Bible (1927)
I suoi servi gli dissero: "Ecco, abbiam sentito dire che i re della casa d’Israele sono dei re clementi; lascia dunque che ci mettiam de’ sacchi sui fianchi e delle corde al collo e usciamo incontro al re d’Israele; forse egli ti salverà la vita".

1 Re 20:31 Italian: Giovanni Diodati Bible (1649)
Ed i suoi servitori gli dissero: Ecco ora, noi abbiamo udito dire che i re della casa d’Israele son re benigni; ora dunque lascia che noi ci mettiamo de’ sacchi sopra i lombi, e delle corde al collo, ed usciamo al re d’Israele; forse ti scamperà egli la vita.

1 RAJA-RAJA 20:31 Indonesian - Terjemahan Lama (TL)
Maka pada masa itu sembah segala hambanya kepadanya: Bahwasanya patik sekalian ini telah mendengar kabar akan pekerti segala raja bangsa Israel itu raja yang murah hatinya, maka sebab itu baiklah patik berpakaikan kain karung pada pinggang patik dan kenakan tali pada kepala patik, lalu berilah patik sekalian ini keluar pergi mendapatkan baginda raja orang Israel; mudah-mudahan dihidupinya nyawa tuanku kelak.

열왕기상 20:31 Korean
그 신복들이 저에게 고하되 우리가 들은즉 이스라엘 집의 왕들은 인자한 왕이라 하니 만일 우리가 굵은 베로 허리를 묶고 테두리를 머리에 이고 이스라엘 왕에게로 나아가면 저가 혹시 왕의 생명을 살리리이다 하고

I Regum 20:31 Latin: Vulgata Clementina
Dixeruntque ei servi sui : Ecce, audivimus quod reges domus Israël clementes sint : ponamus itaque saccos in lumbis nostris, et funiculos in capitibus nostris, et egrediamur ad regem Israël : forsitan salvabit animas nostras.

Pirmoji Karaliø knyga 20:31 Lithuanian
Jo tarnai kalbėjo jam: “Mes girdėjome, kad Izraelio karaliai yra gailestingi. Apsijuoskime ašutinėmis, užsidėkime virves ant kaklo ir išeikime pas Izraelio karalių. Gal jis paliks tave gyvą”.

1 Kings 20:31 Maori
Na ka mea ana tangata ki a ia, Nana, kua rongo matou he kingi tohu tangata nga kingi o te whare o Iharaira: tena, kia maka iho e matou he kakahu taratara ki o matou hope, me etahi taura ki o matou matenga, a kia haere atu ki te kingi o Iharaira: tera pea koe e whakaorangia e ia.

1 Kongebok 20:31 Norwegian: Det Norsk Bibelselskap (1930)
Da sa hans tjenere til ham: Vi har hørt at kongene av Israels hus er milde konger; la oss legge sekk om våre lender og rep om våre hoder og gå ut til Israels konge! Kanskje han lar dig få leve!

1 Reyes 20:31 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas
Y sus siervos le dijeron: He aquí, hemos oído que los reyes de la casa de Israel son reyes misericordiosos; te rogamos que nos dejes poner cilicio en nuestros lomos y cuerdas sobre nuestras cabezas, y salgamos al rey de Israel; quizás él salve tu vida.

1 Reyes 20:31 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos
Y sus siervos le dijeron: "Hemos oído que los reyes de la casa de Israel son reyes misericordiosos; le rogamos que nos deje poner cilicio en nuestros lomos y cuerdas sobre nuestras cabezas, y salgamos al rey de Israel; quizás él salve su vida."

1 Reyes 20:31 Spanish: Reina Valera Gómez
Entonces sus siervos le dijeron: He aquí, hemos oído que los reyes de la casa de Israel son reyes misericordiosos; pongamos, pues, ahora cilicio en nuestros lomos, y cuerdas sobre nuestras cabezas, y salgamos al rey de Israel; quizá por ventura te salve la vida.

1 Reyes 20:31 Spanish: Reina Valera 1909
Entonces sus siervos le dijeron: He aquí, hemos oído de los reyes de la casa de Israel que son reyes clementes: pongamos pues ahora sacos en nuestros lomos, y sogas en nuestras cabezas, y salgamos al rey de Israel: por ventura te salvará la vida.

1 Reyes 20:31 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras 1569
Entonces sus siervos le dijeron: He aquí, hemos oído de los reyes de Israel, que son reyes clementes; pongamos pues ahora sacos en nuestros lomos, y sogas en nuestras cabezas, y salgamos al rey de Israel; por ventura te dará la vida.

1 Reis 20:31 Bíblia King James Atualizada Português
Então, os oficiais de Ben-Hadade lhe aconselharam: “Temos ouvido dizer que os reis da casa de Israel são misericordiosos. Vamos ao rei de Israel vestindo panos de saco e tendo cordas envolvendo o pescoço; talvez ele te poupe a vida!”

1 Reis 20:31 Portugese Bible
Disseram-lhe os seus servos: Eis que temos ouvido dizer que os reis da casa de Israel são reis clementes; ponhamos, pois, sacos aos lombos, e cordas aos pescoços, e saiamos ao rei de Israel; pode ser que ele te poupe a vida.

1 Imparati 20:31 Romanian: Cornilescu
Slujitorii lui i-au zis: ,,Iată, am auzit că împăraţii casei lui Israel sînt nişte împăraţi miloşi; să ne încingem deci coapsele cu saci, să ne punem funii pe capetele noastre, şi să ieşim la împăratul lui Israel: poate că te va lăsa cu viaţă.``

3-я Царств 20:31 Russian: Synodal Translation (1876)
И сказали ему слуги его: мы слышали, что цари дома Израилева цари милостивые; позволь нам возложить вретища на чресла свои и веревки на головы свои и пойти к царю Израильскому; может быть, он пощадит жизнь твою.

3-я Царств 20:31 Russian koi8r
И сказали ему слуги его: мы слышали, что цари дома Израилева цари милостивые; позволь нам возложить вретища на чресла свои и веревки на головы свои и пойти к царю Израильскому; может быть, он пощадит жизнь твою.

1 Kungaboken 20:31 Swedish (1917)
Då sade hans tjänare till honom: »Vi hava hört att konungarna av Israels hus äro nådiga konungar. Låt oss därför sätta säcktyg om våra länder och rep om våra huvuden och giva oss åt Israels konung; kanhända låter han dig då få leva.»

1 Kings 20:31 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
At sinabi ng kaniyang mga lingkod sa kaniya, Narito, ngayon, aming narinig na ang mga hari sa sangbahayan ng Israel ay maawaing mga hari: isinasamo namin sa iyo na kami ay papagbigkisin ng magaspang na kayo sa aming mga balakang, at mga lubid sa aming mga leeg at labasin namin ang hari ng Israel: marahil, kaniyang ililigtas ang iyong buhay.

1 พงศ์กษัตริย์ 20:31 Thai: from KJV
และข้าราชการของท่านมาทูลว่า "ดูเถิด เราได้ยินว่ากษัตริย์แห่งวงศ์วานอิสราเอลเป็นกษัตริย์ที่ทรงเมตตา ขอให้เราเอาผ้ากระสอบคาดเอว และเอาเชือกพันศีรษะของเรา และออกไปหากษัตริย์แห่งอิสราเอล ชะรอยท่านจะไว้ชีวิตของพระองค์"

1 Krallar 20:31 Turkish
Görevlileri Ben-Hadata şöyle dediler: ‹‹Duyduğumuza göre, İsrail kralları iyi yürekli krallarmış. Haydi bellerimize çul kuşanıp başlarımıza ip saralım ve İsrail Kralının huzuruna çıkalım. Belki senin canını bağışlar.››

1 Caùc Vua 20:31 Vietnamese (1934)
Các đầy tứ Bên-Ha-đát tâu cùng người rằng: Chúng tôi có nghe rằng các vua nhà Y-sơ-ra-ên vốn nhân từ. Vì vậy, xin cho chúng tôi thắt bao nơi lưng, vấn dây trên đầu, rồi chúng tôi ra hàng vua Y-sơ-ra-ên: hoặc người để cho vua sống chăng.