11And the king of Israel answered and said, tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his armour boast himself as he that putteth it off.


In Context

8 And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken thou not, neither consent.

9 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.

10 And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.

11 And the king of Israel answered and said, tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his armour boast himself as he that putteth it off.

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.

13 And, behold, a prophet came near unto Ahab king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold; I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.

1 Kings 20:11 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:11The king of Israel answered, "Tell him: 'One who puts on his armor should not boast like one who takes it off.' "

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:11And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell [him,] Let not him that girdeth on [his harness] boast himself as he that putteth it off.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:11And the king of Israel answering, said: Tell him: Let not the girded boast himself as the ungirded.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:11And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his armor boast himself as he that putteth it off.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:11And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on boast himself as he that putteth off!

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:11And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:11The king of Israel answered, |Tell him, 'Don't let him who puts on his armor brag like he who takes it off.'|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:11And the king of Israel answereth and saith, 'Speak ye: let not him who is girding on boast himself as him who is loosing his armour.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:11And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girds on his harness boast himself as he that puts it off.