1-kings 20:18
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive, or whether they are come out for war, taken them alive.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And he said, If they have come out for peace, take them living, and if they have come out for war, take them living.
Webster's Revision
And he said, Whether they have come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they have come out for war, take them alive.
World English Bible
He said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive."
English Revised Version (ERV)
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
Clarke's 1-kings 20:18 Bible Commentary
Take them alive - He was confident of victory. Do not slay them; bring them to me, they may give us some useful information.
Wesley's 1-kings 20:18 Bible Commentary
20:18 Take them - He bids them not fight, for he thought they needed not to strike one stroke; and that the Israelites could not stand thefirst brunt.
