1 Kings 20:1
And Benhadad 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.
KJV
Porro Benadad rex Syriæ congregavit omnem exercitum suum, et triginta duos reges secum, et equos, et currus : et ascendens pugnabat contra Samariam, et obsidebat eam.
Vulgate
Καὶ ἀμπελὼν εἷς ἦν τῷ Ναβουθαὶ τῷ Ἰσραηλείτῃ παρὰ τῷ ἅλῳ Ἀχαὰβ βασιλέως Σαμαρείας.
LXX
And 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 fought against it.
ASV
וּ/בֶן הֲדַ֣ד מֶֽלֶךְ אֲרָ֗ם קָבַץ֙ אֶת כָּל חֵיל֔/וֹ וּ/שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וּ/שְׁנַ֥יִם מֶ֛לֶךְ אִתּ֖/וֹ וְ/ס֣וּס וָ/רָ֑כֶב וַ/יַּ֗עַל וַ/יָּ֨צַר֙ עַל שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן וַ/יִּלָּ֖חֶם בָּֽ/הּ
Hebrew
Open in reader with connections →
In this verse
In the original Hebrew
17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Covers Solomon's accession, the building of the First Temple, the visit of the Queen of Sheba, Solomon's apostasy, the division of the kingdom under Rehoboam and Jeroboam, and the early kings of Israel and Judah through Ahab and Elijah. Josephus's description of Solomon's Temple supplements the biblical account with Hellenistic architectural parallels.
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 15:18 — Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king As
- 1Kgs 15:20 — So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of
- 1Kgs 16:24 — And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.
- 1Kgs 22:31 — 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.
- 2Kgs 6:24 — And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
- 2Kgs 8:7 — And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.