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1 Kings 20:12

And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.

KJV

Factum est autem cum audisset Benadad verbum istud, bibebat ipse et reges in umbraculis : et ait servis suis : Circumdate civitatem. Et circumdederunt eam.

Vulgate

And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings, in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.

ASV

וַ/יְהִ֗י כִּ/שְׁמֹ֨עַ֙ אֶת הַ/דָּבָ֣ר הַ/זֶּ֔ה וְ/ה֥וּא שֹׁתֶ֛ה ה֥וּא וְ/הַ/מְּלָכִ֖ים בַּ/סֻּכּ֑וֹת וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל עֲבָדָי/ו֙ שִׂ֔ימוּ וַ/יָּשִׂ֖ימוּ עַל הָ/עִֽיר

Hebrew

And it came to pass, when Benadad heard this word, that he and the kings were drinking in pavilions, and he said to his servants: Beset the city. And they beset it.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
סֻּכּֽוֹת
skvt
noun · 31×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
שְׁתּ֖וֹת
shtvt
verb · 216×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 16:9 — And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.
  • 1Kgs 20:16 — And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
  • Prov 31:4 — It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
  • Prov 31:4 — It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: