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1 Kings 20:12
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1 Kings 20:12
New International Version
12 Ben-Hadad heard this message while he and the kings were drinking(A) in their tents,[a] and he ordered his men: “Prepare to attack.” So they prepared to attack the city.
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- 1 Kings 20:12 Or in Sukkoth; also in verse 16
1 Kings 20:12
English Standard Version
1 Kings 20:12
English Standard Version
12 When Ben-hadad heard this message as (A)he was drinking with the kings in the booths, he said to his men, “Take your positions.” And they took their positions against the city.
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1 Kings 20:12
New American Standard Bible
1 Kings 20:12
New American Standard Bible
12 And when Ben-hadad heard this message, while (A)he was drinking [a]with the kings in the [b]temporary shelters, he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” So they took their positions against the city.
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- 1 Kings 20:12 Lit he and
- 1 Kings 20:12 Or huts
1 Kings 20:12
Common English Bible
1 Kings 20:12
Common English Bible
12 When Ben-hadad heard this message, he and the other kings were drinking in their tents. Ben-hadad said to his officers, “Take your positions!” So they took up their positions against the city.
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1 Kings 20:12
Contemporary English Version
1 Kings 20:12
Contemporary English Version
12 Meanwhile, Benhadad and the other kings had been drinking in their tents. But when Ahab's reply came, he ordered his soldiers to prepare to attack Samaria, and they all got ready.
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1 Kings 20:16
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1 Kings 20:16
New International Version
16 They set out at noon while Ben-Hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.(A)
1 Kings 20:16
English Standard Version
1 Kings 20:16
English Standard Version
16 And they went out at noon, while Ben-hadad (A)was drinking himself drunk in the booths, he and the thirty-two kings who helped him.
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1 Kings 20:16
New American Standard Bible
1 Kings 20:16
New American Standard Bible
16 They went out at noon, while (A)Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the [a]temporary shelters [b]with the thirty-two kings who were helping him.
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- 1 Kings 20:16 Or huts
- 1 Kings 20:16 Lit he and the 32 kings
1 Kings 20:16
Common English Bible
1 Kings 20:16
Common English Bible
16 At noon they marched for battle. Meanwhile, Ben-hadad and the thirty-two kings allied with him were getting drunk in their tents.
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1 Kings 20:16-17
Contemporary English Version
1 Kings 20:16-17
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Israel Defeats the Syrians
16-17 At noon, King Ahab and his Israelite army marched out of Samaria, with the young soldiers in front.
King Benhadad of Syria and the 32 kings with him were drunk when the scouts he had sent out ran up to his tent, shouting, “We just now saw soldiers marching out of Samaria!”
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