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1 Kings 20:18

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

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1 Kings 20:18 — English Standard Version (ESV)

18 He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive. Or if they have come out for war, take them alive.”

1 Kings 20:18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

18 And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

1 Kings 20:18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

18 “Take them alive,” Ben-hadad commanded, “whether they have come for peace or for war.”

1 Kings 20:18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

18 So he said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; and if they have come out for war, take them alive.”

1 Kings 20:18 — New Century Version (NCV)

18 Ben-Hadad said, “They may be coming to fight, or they may be coming to ask for peace. In either case capture them alive.”

1 Kings 20:18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

18 And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive, or whether they are come out for war, take them alive.

1 Kings 20:18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

18 And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

1 Kings 20:18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

18 He said, “Take them alive, whether they have come out to make peace or to fight.” 

1 Kings 20:18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

18 So he said, “If they have marched out in peace, take them alive, and if they have marched out for battle, take them alive.”

1 Kings 20:18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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

1 Kings 20:18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

18 Then he said, “If they have come out for peace, seize them alive; and if they have come out for war, seize them alive.”

1 Kings 20:18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

18 Ben-Hadad said, “They might be coming to make peace. If they are, take them alive. Or they might be coming to make war. If they are, take them alive.”

1 Kings 20:18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

18 Then he said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive.”


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