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1 Kings 20:18

16 And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.

17 And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.

And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

19 So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.

20 And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”
KJV
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
WEB
He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive.”
ASV
And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive, or whether they are come out for war, taken them alive.
DARBY
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
BLB
And he said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive. And if they have come out for war, take them alive.”
ÅB
Da sa han: Enten de har draget ut i fredelig øyemed, eller de har draget ut til strid, så grip dem levende!
OTB
Han sa: "Hvis de har kommet for fred, ta dem levende; og hvis de har kommet for krig, ta dem levende."
B1930
Da sa han: Enten de har draget ut i fredelig øiemed, eller de har draget ut til strid, så grip dem levende!

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 14:8–12

    Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.

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  • Proverbs 18:12

    Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:44

    And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:3–4

    Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

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  • 1 Samuel 14:11–12

    And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.

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