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1 Kings 20:17

1 Kings 20:17 is verse 17 of 1 Kings chapter 20, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

And the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”

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King James Version

And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Benhadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.

World English Bible

The young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben Hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, “Men are coming out from Samaria.”

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1 Kings 20:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible

15 So Ahab assembled the young officers of the district governors, and there were 232 men. And after them, he assembled the rest of the Israelite troops, 7,000 in all.

16 They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.

17 And the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”

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

19 Meanwhile, these young officers of the district governors marched out of the city, with the army behind them,

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Hebrew words

וַיֵּצְא֗וּand they went out נַעֲרֵ֛י[the] young men of שָׂרֵ֥י[the] officials of הַמְּדִינ֖וֹתthe provinces בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הat the first וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חand he sentבֶּןהֲדַ֗דHadad וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּand people told לוֹ֙to him לֵאמֹ֔ר<to> saying אֲנָשִׁ֕יםmen יָצְא֖וּthey have come out מִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹןfrom Samaria

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Kings 20:14
“By whom?” Ahab asked. And the prophet replied, “This is what the LORD says: ‘By the young officers of the district governors.’” “Who will start the battle?” asked Ahab. “You will,” answered the prophet.

1 Kings 20:15
So Ahab assembled the young officers of the district governors, and there were 232 men. And after them, he assembled the rest of the Israelite troops, 7,000 in all.

1 Kings 20:19
Meanwhile, these young officers of the district governors marched out of the city, with the army behind them,

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