1 Kings 22:31
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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.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.”
In other translations
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.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.”
Hebrew words
וּמֶלֶךְumelekhand king ofH4428אֲרָם'aramAramH758צִוָּהtzivahhe had commandedH6680אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שָׂרֵיsarei[the] commanders ofH8269הָרֶכֶבharekhevthe chariotryH7393אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834לוֹlo[belonged] to himשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshimthirtyH7970וּשְׁנַיִםushenayimand twoH8147לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559לֹאlo'notH3808תִּלָּחֲמוּtilachamuyou must do battleH3898אֶת־'et-withH854קָטֹןkaton[the] smallH6996וְאֶת־ve'etand withH854גָּדוֹלgadol[the] greatH1419כִּיkithatH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518אֶת־'et-withH854מֶלֶךְmelekh[the] king ofH4428יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478לְבַדּוֹ׃levadoto only himH905
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- 1 Kings 20:24And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:So do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers.
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- Jeremiah 16:6Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:“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.
- 1 Kings 20:33-4233 Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Ben–hadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Ben–hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot. 34 And Ben–hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away. 35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the Lord, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him. 36 Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the Lord, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.33 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. 34 Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,” Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away. 35 Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him. 36 Then the prophet said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you depart from me a lion will kill you.” And when he left, a lion found him and killed him.
- 1 Kings 20:1And Ben–hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.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.
- 1 Samuel 30:2And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.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.
- 1 Kings 20:16And 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.They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.
- Genesis 19:11And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.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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People and places
People: Jacob
Places: Syria