1 Kings 20:28
Compared across 29 translations
English
A man of God approached and said to the king of Israel, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because the Arameans have said, “The Lord is a god of the hills, but He is not a god of the valleys,” I will give this great army into your hand, and you shall know [by experience] that I am the Lord.’”
And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the Lord, Because the Syrians have said, The Lord is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
Just then a holy man approached the king of Israel saying, “This is God’s word: Because Aram said, ‘God is a god of the mountains and not a god of the valleys,’ I’ll hand over this huge mob of an army to you. Then you’ll know that I am God.” 29-30 The two armies were poised in a standoff for seven days. On the seventh day fighting broke out. The Israelites killed 100,000 of the Aramean infantry in one day. The rest of the army ran for their lives back to the city, Aphek, only to have the city wall fall on 27,000 of the survivors. 30-31 Ben-Hadad escaped into the city and hid in a closet. Then his advisors told him, “Look, we’ve heard that the kings of Israel play by the rules; let’s dress in old gunnysacks, carry a white flag of truce, and present ourselves to the king of Israel on the chance that he’ll let you live.”
Then a man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because the Arameans have said, “The Lord is a god of the mountains, but He is not a god of the valleys,” therefore I will give all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.’”
The man of God came up to the king of Israel again. He told him, “The Lord says, ‘The men of Aram think the Lord is a god of the hills. They do not think he is a god of the valleys. So I, the Lord, will hand their huge army over to you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”
The man of God came up and told the king of Israel, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Because the Arameans think the Lord is a god of the hills and not a god of the valleys, I will deliver this vast army into your hands, and you will know that I am the Lord.’”
The man of God came up and told the king of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Because the Arameans think the Lord is a god of the hills and not a god of the valleys, I will deliver this vast army into your hands, and you will know that I am the Lord.”’
Then the man of God went to the king of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says: The Arameans have said, ‘The Lord is a god of the hills and not of the plains.’ So I will defeat this vast army for you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”
Arabic
فَجَاءَ رَجُلُ اللهِ إِلَى آخْابَ وَقَالَ: «هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ: لأَنَّ الأَرَامِيِّينَ قَدِ ادَّعُوا أَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَهُ جِبَالٍ وَلَيْسَ هُوَ إِلَهُ أَوْدِيَةٍ، فَإِنَّنِي سَأَنْصُرُكَ عَلَى كُلِّ هَذَا الْجَيْشِ الْغَفِيرِ، فَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ».
Danish
Da kom profeten igen til kong Ahab med et budskab fra Herren: „Siden aramæerne påstår, at jeg er en bjerggud, som ingen magt har på sletterne, vil jeg give dig sejr over deres store hær. I skal erfare, at jeg er den almægtige Gud.”
German
Da kam der Prophet zu König Ahab und teilte ihm mit: »So spricht der Herr: Weil die Syrer behauptet haben, ich, der Herr, sei ein Berggott, der im Flachland nichts ausrichten kann, darum gebe ich ihr riesiges Heer in deine Hand. Daran sollt ihr erkennen, dass ich der Herr bin.«
Spanish
El hombre de Dios se presentó ante el rey de Israel y le dijo: «Así dice el Señor: “Por cuanto los sirios piensan que el Señor es un dios de las montañas y no un dios de los valles, yo te voy a entregar este enorme ejército en tus manos, y así sabrás que yo soy el Señor”».
El hombre de Dios se presentó ante el rey de Israel y le dijo: «Así dice el Señor: “Por cuanto los sirios piensan que el Señor es un dios de las montañas y no un dios de los valles, yo te voy a entregar este enorme ejército en tus manos, y así sabrás que yo soy el Señor”».
French
Alors l’homme de Dieu vint trouver le roi d’Israël et lui dit : Voici ce que déclare l’Eternel : « Les Syriens prétendent que je suis un Dieu des montagnes et non pas un Dieu des plaines. A cause de cela, je livrerai toute cette immense multitude en ton pouvoir. Ainsi vous saurez que je suis l’Eternel. »
Hiligaynon
Nagkadto ang alagad sang Dios sa hari sang Israel kag nagsiling, “Amo ini ang ginasiling sang Ginoo: Nagahunahuna ang mga Arameanhon nga dios ako sang mga bukid kag indi dios sang mga kapatagan. Gani ipapierdi ko sa imo ang ila mga soldado nga puwerte kadamo agod mahibaluan ninyo nga ako amo ang Ginoo.”
Korean
그때 하나님의 사람이 아합왕에게 가서 말하였다. “여호와께서는 왕에게 이런 말씀을 하셨습니다. ‘시리아 사람이 나 여호와는 산의 신이지 평지의 신은 아니라고 말하고 있다. 그러므로 내가 이 많은 군대를 네 손에 넘겨 주겠다. 너와 네 백성은 내가 여호와임을 알게 될 것이다.’ ”
nl
De koning van Israël kreeg opnieuw bezoek van een profeet, die hem de volgende boodschap van de Here doorgaf: ‘Omdat de Syriërs hebben gezegd: “De Here is een God van de heuvels en niet van de vlakten,” zal Ik u helpen bij het verslaan van dit enorme leger. Dan zult u weten dat Ik inderdaad de Here ben.’
Portuguese
O homem de Deus foi ao rei de Israel e lhe disse: “Assim diz o Senhor: ‘Como os arameus pensam que o Senhor é um deus das montanhas e não um deus dos vales, eu entregarei esse exército enorme nas suas mãos, e vocês saberão que eu sou o Senhor’”.
Um homem de Deus foi ter com o rei de Israel para lhe dar a seguinte mensagem da parte do Senhor: “Visto que os arameus declaram: ‘O Senhor é Deus de colinas e não de planícies’, derrotarei este imenso exército e saberás, sem dúvida alguma, que eu sou o Senhor.”
Romanian
Un om al lui Dumnezeu s-a apropiat de regele lui Israel şi i-a zis: „Aşa vorbeşte Domnul: «Pentru că arameii au spus că Domnul este un Dumnezeu al munţilor, nu şi un Dumnezeu al văilor, voi da această oştire numeroasă în mâinile tale şi veţi şti că Eu sunt Domnul!»“
Russian
Пророк пришёл к царю Исраила и сказал ему:– Так говорит Вечный: «Раз сирийцы говорят, что Вечный – это Бог гор, а не Бог долин, Я отдам это огромное войско в твои руки, и вы узнаете, что Я – Вечный».
Пророк пришёл к царю Исраила и сказал ему:– Так говорит Вечный: «Раз сирийцы говорят, что Вечный – это Бог гор, а не Бог долин, Я отдам это огромное войско в твои руки, и вы узнаете, что Я – Вечный».
Пророк пришёл к царю Исроила и сказал ему:– Так говорит Вечный: «Раз сирийцы говорят, что Вечный – это Бог гор, а не Бог долин, Я отдам это огромное войско в твои руки, и вы узнаете, что Я – Вечный».
Человек Божий пришел к царю Израиля и сказал ему:– Так говорит Господь: «Раз арамеи говорят, что Господь – это Бог гор, а не Бог долин, Я отдам это огромное войско в твои руки, и вы узнаете, что Я – Господь».
Swedish
Då kom gudsmannen till kungen i Israel och sa: ”Så säger Herren: Araméerna påstår att Herren är en bergsgud och inte en gud över slätten. Därför ska jag överlämna den här stora armén åt dig, och ni ska då förstå att jag är Herren.”
Thai
คนของพระเจ้ามาเข้าเฝ้าและทูลกษัตริย์อิสราเอลว่า “องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าตรัสว่า ‘เนื่องจากคนอารัมคิดว่าองค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าเป็นเทพเจ้าแห่งขุนเขา ไม่ใช่เทพเจ้าแห่งที่ราบ เราจะมอบกองทัพมหึมานี้ไว้ในมือของเจ้า แล้วเจ้าจะได้รู้ว่าเราคือพระยาห์เวห์’ ”
zh-Hans
有位上帝的仆人来见以色列王，说：“耶和华说，‘亚兰人以为我耶和华是山神，不是平原的神，所以我必将这大队人马交在你手里，这样你们就知道我是耶和华。’”
有 神 人 来 见 以 色 列 王 ， 说 ： 耶 和 华 如 此 说 ： 亚 兰 人 既 说 我 ─ 耶 和 华 是 山 神 ， 不 是 平 原 的 神 ， 所 以 我 必 将 这 一 大 群 人 都 交 在 你 手 中 ， 你 们 就 知 道 我 是 耶 和 华 。
zh-Hant
有位上帝的僕人來見以色列王，說：「耶和華說，『亞蘭人以為我耶和華是山神，不是平原的神，所以我必將這大隊人馬交在你手裡，這樣你們就知道我是耶和華。』」