24Do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their place.


In Context

21 The king of Israel went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.

22 The prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said to him, |Go, strengthen yourself, and mark, and see what you do; for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against you.|

23 The servants of the king of Syria said to him, |Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

24 Do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their place.

25 Muster an army, like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot. We will fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than them.| He listened to their voice, and did so.

26 It happened at the return of the year, that Ben Hadad mustered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

1 Kings 20:24 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:24Do this: Remove all the kings from their commands and replace them with other officers.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:24And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:24Do thou therefore this thing: Remove all the kings from thy army, and put captains in their stead:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:24And do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their room;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:24And do this: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put governors in their stead;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:24And do this thing; take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their room:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:24And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:24'And this thing do thou: turn aside the kings each out of his place, and set captains in their stead;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:24And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms: