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.'


In Context

8 And all the elders and all the people say unto him, 'Do not hearken, nor consent.'

9 And he saith to the messengers of Ben-Hadad, 'Say to my lord the king, All that thou didst send for unto thy servant at the first I do, and this thing I am not able to do;' and the messengers go and take him back word.

10 And Ben-Hadad sendeth unto him, and saith, 'Thus do the gods to me, and thus do they add, if the dust of Samaria suffice for handfuls for all the people who are at my feet.'

11 And 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.'

12 And it cometh to pass at the hearing of this word — and he is drinking, he and the kings, in the booths — that he saith unto his servants, 'Set yourselves;' and they set themselves against the city.

13 And lo, a certain prophet hath come nigh unto Ahab king of Israel, and saith, 'Thus said Jehovah, 'Hast thou seen all this great multitude? lo, I am giving it into thy hand to-day, and thou hast known that I am Jehovah.'

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 English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:11And 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.

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 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.