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1 Kings 22:31

Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”

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ASV

Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty and two captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.

KJV

But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhand king ofH4428 →
אֲרָ֡ם'a.RamAramH758 →
צִוָּ֣הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
שָׂרֵי֩sa.Rei[the] commanders ofH8269 →
הָרֶ֨כֶבha.Re.khevthe chariotryH7393 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
ל֜וֹlo[belonged] to him
שְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimthirtyH7970 →
וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimand twoH8147 →
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
לֹ֚אlo'notH3808 →
תִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּti.La.cha.Muyou must do battleH3898 →
אֶת־'et-withH854 →
קָטֹ֖ןka.Ton[the] smallH6996 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand withH854 →
גָּד֑וֹלga.Dol[the] greatH1419 →
כִּ֛יkithatH3588 →
אִֽם־'im-exceptH518 →
אֶת־'et-withH854 →
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.Doto only himH905 →

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1 Kings 20:24So do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers.2 Chronicles 18:30Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”2 Samuel 17:2I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the kingJeremiah 16:6“Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them.2 Kings 6:24Some time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria.1 Kings 20:16They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.1 Samuel 30:2They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.1 Kings 20:33–42Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped at this word and replied, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” “Go and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-hadad came out, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.1 Kings 20:1Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.Genesis 19:11And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.2 Kings 6:8Now the king of Aram was at war against Israel. After consulting with his servants, he said, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”2 Samuel 18:3But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will pay no attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better for now if you support us from the city.”1 Kings 20:34Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,” Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.1 Kings 22:33And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.1 Kings 22:36As the sun was setting, the cry rang out in the army: “Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!”

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