1 Re 20:14

La Riveduta Bibbia

Achab disse: "Per mezzo di chi?" E quegli rispose: "Così dice l’Eterno: Per mezzo dei servi dei capi delle province". Achab riprese: "Chi comincerà la battaglia?" L’altro rispose: "Tu".

Parallel Translations

La Nuova Diodati
Achab disse: "Per mezzo di chi?". Quegli rispose: "Cos dice lEterno: "Per mezzo dei giovani al servizio dei capi delle province"". Achab riprese: "Chi comincer la battaglia?". Il profeta rispose: "Tu".

Giovanni Diodati Bibbia
Ed Achab disse: Per cui? Ed esso disse: Così ha detto il Signore: Per li fanti de’ governatori delle provincie. E Achab disse: Chi attaccherà la zuffa? Ed esso disse: Tu.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

young men: or, servants, Genesis 14:14-16, Judges 7:16-20, 1 Samuel 17:50, 1 Corinthians 1:27-29

order: Heb. bind, or tie, 1 Kings 18:44

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 20:17 - General 2 Kings 9:21 - Make ready 1 Corinthians 1:25 - the foolishness

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Ahab said, by whom?.... Knowing he had no army with him sufficient to go out with against the Syrian army:

and he said, thus saith the Lord, even by the young men of the princes of the provinces; either such, as Kimchi thinks, who were brought up with him; or, as others, the sons of governors of provinces, who were kept as hostages, that their fathers might not rebel; neither of which is likely: but rather the servants of such princes who waited on them, and lived delicately and at ease, and were not trained up to military exercise, even by these should the victory be obtained:

then he said, who shall order the battle? begin the attack, we or they? or who shall conduct it, or be the general of the army, go before it, and lead them on? Ahab might think, being an idolater, that the Lord would not make use of him, or otherwise who could be thought of but himself?

and he answered, thou; thou must be the commander, go forth with the army, and make the attack upon the enemy.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The “princes of the provinces” are the governors of districts, many of whom may have fled to the capital, as the hostile army advanced through Galilee and northern Samaria. The “young men” are their attendants, youths unaccustomed to war.

Who shall order the battle? - i. e., “Who shal join battle, begin the attack? We or the enemy?” The reply was, that the Israelites were to attack.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 20:14. By the young men of the princes of the provinces. — These were probably some chosen persons out of the militia of different districts, raised by the princes of the provinces; the same as we would call lord-lieutenants of counties.