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I Kings 20:Verse 18

KJV
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And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

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What Does I Kings 20:18 Mean?

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"So he said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive; and if they have come out for war, take them alive." Ben-Hadad orders his men to captur..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

American Standard Version
ASV

And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they are come out for war, take them alive.

American King James Version
AKJV

And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And he said, If they have come out for peace, take them living, and if they have come out for war, take them living.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And he saith, `If for peace they have come outcatch them alive; and if for battle they have come outalive catch them.'

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

He said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive."

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

He said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive."

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

He said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive."

Darby Translation
Darby

And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

Webster Bible
Webster

And he said, Whether they have come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they have come out for war, take them alive.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And he sayde, Whether they be come out for peace, take them aliue: or whether they bee come out to fight, take them yet aliue.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And he said: Whether they come for peace, take them alive: or whether they come to fight, take them alive.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

And he said—If, peaceably, they have come, take them alive,—or, if, fighting, they have come, alive, take ye them.

Literal Translation
LITV

And he said, If they have come out for peace, seize them alive; and if they have come to battle, seize them alive.

Modern King James
MKJV

And he said, If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive.

Updated King James
UKJV

And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Then he said, “If they have come out for peace, seize them alive; and if they have come out for war, seize them alive.”

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And he said: 'Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they are come out for war, take them alive.'

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And he said: “If they have arrived for peace, apprehend them alive; if to do battle, capture them alive.”

Berean Study Bible
BSB

“If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”

Revised Webster
RWebster

And he said, Whether they have come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they have come out for war, take them alive.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And he seide, Whether thei comen for pees, take ye hem quyke; whether to fiyte, take ye hem quyke.

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