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1 Kings 22:31

Syria

29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.

30 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.

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.”

32 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.

33 And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

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BSB
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.”
KJV
But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.
WEB
Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, saying, “Don’t fight with small nor great, except only with the king of Israel.”
ASV
Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty and two captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.
DARBY
And the king of Syria commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots saying, Fight neither with small nor great, but with the king of Israel only.
BLB
And the king of Aram had commanded the captains of the chariots who [were] unto him, thirty-two, saying, “You⁺ shall not fight with small or with great, except but with the king of Israel by himself.”
ÅB
Men kongen i Syria hadde befalt sine to og tretti vogn-høvedsmenn: Dere skal ikke stride mot noen, hverken liten eller stor, bare mot Israels konge.
OTB
I mellomtiden hadde kongen av Aram beordret sine trettito vognkommandører: "Ikke angrip noen, verken liten eller stor, unntatt kongen av Israel."
B1930
Men kongen i Syria hadde befalt sine to og tretti vogn-høvedsmenn: I skal ikke stride mot nogen, hverken liten eller stor, bare mot Israels konge.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 20:24

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

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  • 2 Chronicles 18:30

    Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”

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  • Jeremiah 16:6

    “Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them.

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  • 1 Kings 20:16

    They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.

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  • 1 Samuel 30:2

    They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.

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  • 1 Kings 20:33–42

    Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped at this word and replied, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” “Go and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-hadad came out, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.

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  • 1 Kings 20:1

    Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.

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  • Genesis 19:11

    And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.

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