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1 Kings 20:14

And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.

KJV

Et ait Achab : Per quem ? Dixitque ei : Hæc dicit Dominus : Per pedissequos principum provinciarum. Et ait : Quis incipiet præliari ? Et ille dixit : Tu.

Vulgate

καὶ ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς Ἰεζάβελ λέγοντες Λελιθοβόληται Ναβουθαὶ καὶ τέθνηκεν.

LXX

And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith Jehovah, By the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall begin the battle? And he answered, Thou.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר אַחְאָב֙ בְּ/מִ֔י וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ כֹּֽה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בְּ/נַעֲרֵ֖י שָׂרֵ֣י הַ/מְּדִינ֑וֹת וַ/יֹּ֛אמֶר מִֽי יֶאְסֹ֥ר הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֖ה וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר אָֽתָּה

Hebrew

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People Ahab

In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַחְאָ֖ב
'ch'b
proper_noun · 93×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
אָסְרָ֥ה
'srh
verb · 73×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כֹּֽה
kh
adverb · 574×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×
מְּדִינ֑וֹת
mdynvt
noun · 53×
מִּלְחָמָ֔ה
mlchmh
noun · 316×
נַּ֖עַר
n'r
noun · 239×
שָׂרֵ֣י
shry
noun · 420×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 1:25 — Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.