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1 Kings 20

1 Kings 20:24

Ahab Defeats Ben-hadad · 1 Kings 20:13–25
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Translations

Modern
So do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers.
Traditional
And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
Literal
And do this thing: Dismiss the kings, each from his place, and set governors in their places,
Latin
Tu ergo verbum hoc fac: amove reges singulos ab exercitu tuo, et pone principes pro eis:

Original

Hebrew
English
So do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers.

Notes

1 Kings 20:24–25

Ben-hadad's commanders believed they could easily defeat Israel on the plains with their skilled leaders and superior troops and equipment.

1 Kings 20:13–34

Two separate battles took place, one in Samaria (1 Kings 20:13–25) and another at Aphek (1 Kings 20:26–34). The writer shared similar details for both:

  1. advice before the battle (1 Kings 20:13–14, 23–25),

  2. conditions before the battle (1 Kings 20:15–16, 26–28),

  3. Israel's victory despite being outnumbered (1 Kings 20:17–21, 29–30), and

  4. advice after the battle (1 Kings 20:22, 31).

Theme notes and profiles

Ahab Arameans Jezebel

Glossary

Ahab (King) Gilead (Place) Kings, Books of First and Second Samaria

Topics

Chariots for War: Advantageously Manoeuvred in a Flat Country Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Captivity, Famine, and Judgments Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Destruction of Ben-Hadad's Army Syria: The Israelites: Forewarned of Invasion By, at the Return of the Year