1 Kings 20:24

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

But, this thing, do, - set aside the kings, every man out of his place, and put governors in their stead;

Parallel Translations

Update Bible Version
And do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their place;

New Living Translation
Only this time replace the kings with field commanders!

English Revised Version
And do this thing; take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their room:

New Century Version
This is what you should do. Don't allow the thirty-two rulers to command the armies, but put other commanders in their places.

New English Translation
So do this: Dismiss the kings from their command, and replace them with military commanders.

Webster's Bible Translation
And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:

World English Bible
Do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their room;

Amplified Bible
"Do this: remove the [thirty-two allied] kings, each from his place, and put captains in their place,

English Standard Version
And do this: remove the kings, each from his post, and put commanders in their places,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor do thou this word; remoue thou alle kyngis fro thin oost, and sette thou princis for hem;

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

Contemporary English Version
Here's what you should do. First, get rid of those thirty-two kings and put army commanders in their places.

American Standard Version
And do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their room;

Bible in Basic English
This is what you have to do: take away the kings from their positions, and put captains in their places;

Complete Jewish Bible
Also do this: remove all the kings from their commands, and put professional officers in their place.

Darby Translation
And do this: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put governors in their stead;

Easy-to-Read Version
Also, don't let the 32 kings command the armies. Put your commanders in charge of the armies.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put governors in their room:

King James Version (1611)
And doe this thing, Take the kings away, euery man out of his place, and put captaines in their roumes.

New Life Bible
And do this. Take each of the kings from his place, and put captains in their places.

New Revised Standard
Also do this: remove the kings, each from his post, and put commanders in place of them;

Geneva Bible (1587)
And this doe, Take the Kings away, euery one out of his place, & place captaines for them.

George Lamsa Translation
And do this thing: Remove the kings, every one from his command, and put officers in their places;

Good News Translation
Now, remove the thirty-two rulers from their commands and replace them with field commanders.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Do thou, therefore, this thing: Remove all the kings from thy army, and put captains in their stead:

Revised Standard Version
And do this: remove the kings, each from his post, and put commanders in their places;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And this do: Take the kinges away euery man out of his place, & put dukes in their roomes:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Him that is dead of Achaab in the city shall the dogs eat, and him that is dead of him in the field shall the birds of the sky eat.

Christian Standard Bible®
Also do this: remove each king from his position and appoint captains in their place.

Hebrew Names Version
Do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their room;

King James Version
And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:

Lexham English Bible
Do this thing: remove the kings each from his post, and put a governor in their place.

Literal Translation
And do this thing: take away the kings, each out of his place, and set commanders in their place.

Young's Literal Translation
`And this thing do thou: turn aside the kings each out of his place, and set captains in their stead;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Do thus, put awaye the kynges euery one from his place, and set dukes in their steades,

New American Standard Bible
"Carry out this plan: remove the kings, each from his place, and put governors in their place,

New King James Version
So do this thing: Dismiss the kings, each from his position, and put captains in their places;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Do this thing: remove the kings, each from his place, and put captains in their place,

Legacy Standard Bible
Do this thing: remove the kings, each from his place, and put captains in their place,

Contextual Overview

²² Then drew near the prophet, unto the king of Israel, and said unto him - Go strengthen thyself, and mark and see, what thou wilt do, - for, at the return of the year, is, the king of Syria, coming up against thee. ²³ And, the servants of the king of Syria, said unto him, - Gods of the mountains, are their gods, for this cause, prevailed they against us, - but, only let us fight with them in the plain, and verily we shall prevail against them. ²⁴ But, this thing, do, - set aside the kings, every man out of his place, and put governors in their stead; ²⁵ and, thou, must number thee a force, like the force which thou hast lost, both horse for horse and chariot for chariot, and, if we fight with them in the plain, verily we shall prevail against them. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so. ²⁶ And so it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians, - and came up to Aphek, to fight with Israel; ²⁷ and, the sons of Israel, were numbered, and provisioned, and went to meet them, - and the sons of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of goats, whereas, the Syrians, filled the land. ²⁸ Then approached the man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said - Thus, saith Yahweh - Because the Syrians have said - A god of the mountains, is Yahweh, but, not a god of the vales, is he, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude, into thy hand, so shalt thou know, that, I, am Yahweh. ²⁹ So they encamped, these, over against, those, seven days, - and it came to pass, on the seventh day, that the battle was joined, and the sons of Israel smote the Syrians, a hundred thousand footmen, in one day. ³⁰ And they who were left fled to Aphek, into the city, and the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men who were left, - and, Ben-hadad, fled, and came into the city, into a chamber within a chamber.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Take the: 1 Kings 20:1, 1 Kings 20:16, 1 Kings 22:31, Proverbs 21:30

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 19:9 - the kings

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And do this thing,.... Also take this further piece of advice:

take the kings away, every man out of his place: for being brought up delicately, they were not inured to war, nor expert in the art of it; and being addicted to pleasure, gave themselves to that, and drew the king into it, which they observed was the case before, though they did not care to mention it; and if they were tributaries or allies, they would not fight as men do for their own country:

and put captains in their rooms; of his own people, men of skill and courage, and who would fight both for their own honour, and for the good of their country.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Syrian chiefs evidently thought that want of unity had weakened their army. They therefore proposed the deposition of the kings, and the substitution, in their place, of Syrian governors: not “captains.” The term used always denotes a civil office.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 24. Take the kings away — These were not acquainted with military affairs, or they had not competent skill. Put experienced captains in their place, and fight not but on the plains, and you will be sure of victory.