17The young officers of the provincial commanders went out first. Now Ben- Hadad had dispatched scouts, who reported, "Men are advancing from Samaria."


In Context

14 "But who will do this?" asked Ahab. The prophet replied, "This is what the Lord says: 'The young officers of the provincial commanders will do it.' " "And who will start the battle?" he asked. The prophet answered, "You will."

15 So Ahab summoned the young officers of the provincial commanders, 232 men. Then he assembled the rest of the Israelites, 7,000 in all.

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

17 The young officers of the provincial commanders went out first. Now Ben- Hadad had dispatched scouts, who reported, "Men are advancing from Samaria."

18 He said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive; if they have come out for war, take them alive."

19 The young officers of the provincial commanders marched out of the city with the army behind them

1st Kings 20:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:17And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:17And the servants of the princes of the provinces went out first. And Benadad sent. And they told him, saying: There are men come out of Samaria.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:17And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out from Samaria.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17And the servants of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-Hadad sent out, and they told him saying, There are men come out of Samaria.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:17And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out from Samaria.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17The 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.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17And the young men of the heads of the provinces go out at the first, and Ben-Hadad sendeth, and they declare to him, saying, 'Men have come out of Samaria.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:17And 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.