1 Kings 20:24

1 Kings 20:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
• New International Version (NIV)Do this: Remove all the kings from their commands and replace them with other officers.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And do this: remove the kings, each from his post, and put commanders in their places,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So do this thing: Dismiss the kings, each from his position, and put captains in their places;

Context of 1 Kings 20:24

22Then the prophet came near to the king of Israel and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself and observe and see what you have to do; for at the turn of the year the king of Aram will come up against you.” 23Now the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the mountains, therefore they were stronger than we; but rather let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than they. Do this thing: remove the kings, each from his place, and put captains in their place, 25and muster an army like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot. Then we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than they.” And he listened to their voice and did so. 26At the turn of the year, Ben-hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.

1 Kings 20:24 word by word

וְאֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה עֲשֵׂ֑ה הָסֵ֤ר הַמְּלָכִים֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִמְּקֹמ֔וֹ וְשִׂ֥ים פַּח֖וֹת תַּחְתֵּיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• removeסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• eachאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• from his placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• and putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• captainsפֶּחָהpechâh · governorH6346
• in their placeתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478

Cross-references for 1 Kings 20:24

• 1 Kings 20:30But the rest fled to Aphek into the city, and the wall fell on 27,000 men who were left. And Ben-hadad fled and came into the city into an inner chamber.
• Joshua 13:4to the south, all the land of the Canaanite, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Aphek, to the border of the Amorite;
• Joshua 19:30Included also were Ummah, and Aphek and Rehob; twenty-two cities with their villages.
• Judges 1:31Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, or of Achzib, or of Helbah, or of Aphik, or of Rehob.
• 1 Samuel 4:1Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped beside Ebenezer while the Philistines camped in Aphek.
• 1 Samuel 29:1Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek, while the Israelites were camping by the spring which is in Jezreel.
• 2 Kings 13:17He said, “Open the window toward the east,” and he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot!” And he shot. And he said, “The Lord’s arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Aram; for you will defeat the Arameans at Aphek until you have destroyed them.”

Commentaries on 1 Kings 20:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Take 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24The 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.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 Those about Benhadad advised him to change his ground. They take it for granted that it was not Israel, but Israel's gods, that beat them; but they speak very ignorantly of Jehovah. They supposed that Israel had many gods, to whom they ascribed limited power within a certain district; thus vain were the Gentiles in their imaginations concerning God. The greatest wisdom in worldly concerns is often united with the most contemptible folly in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25Ben-hadad's commanders believed they could easily defeat Israel on the plains with their skilled leaders and superior troops and equipment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2622-26. the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said--The same prophet who had predicted the victory shortly reappeared, admonishing the king to take every precaution against a renewal of hostilities in the following campaign. at the return of the year--that is, in spring, when, on the cessation of the rainy season, military campaigns (2Sa 11:1), were anciently begun. It happened as the prophet had forewarned. Brooding over their late disastrous…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 20:24

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Ahab
• Mark
• Tatnai
• Benhadad
• Captain
• Governor
• Israel, Kingdom of

Commentaries on 1 Kings 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary