1 Kings 20:23 Multilingual: And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, 'Their gods are gods of the hills, and so they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

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New International Version
Meanwhile, the officials of the king of Aram advised him, "Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they were too strong for us. But if we fight them on the plains, surely we will be stronger than they.

New Living Translation
After their defeat, Ben-hadad's officers said to him, "The Israelite gods are gods of the hills; that is why they won. But we can beat them easily on the plains.

English Standard Version
And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills, and so they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

Berean Study Bible
Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.

New American Standard Bible
Now the servants of the king of Aram said to him, "Their gods are gods of the mountains, therefore they were stronger than we; but rather let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than they.

King James Bible
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now the king of Aram's servants said to him, "Their gods are gods of the hill country. That's why they were stronger than we were. Instead, we should fight with them on the plain; then we will certainly be stronger than they will be.

International Standard Version
Sure enough, the advisors to the king of Aram told him, "Their gods are mountain gods. That's why they were stronger than we were. But when we fight them on the plains, we're certain to be the stronger army!

NET Bible
Now the advisers of the king of Syria said to him: "Their God is a god of the mountains. That's why they overpowered us. But if we fight them in the plains, we will certainly overpower them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Meanwhile, the officers of King Benhadad of Aram told him, "Their god is a god of the hills. That is why they were stronger than we were. However, if we fight them on the plain, we will be stronger than they are.

Jubilee Bible 2000
And the slaves of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the mountains; therefore, they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

King James 2000 Bible
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

American King James Version
And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

American Standard Version
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we: but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But the servants of the king of Syria said to him: Their gods are gods of the hills, therefore they have overcome us: but it is better that we should fight against them in the plains, and we shall overcome them.

Darby Bible Translation
And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, Their gods are gods of the mountains; therefore they were stronger than we; but if we fight against them on the plateau, shall we not be stronger than they?

English Revised Version
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we: but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

World English Bible
The servants of the king of Syria said to him, "Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

Young's Literal Translation
And the servants of the king of Aram said unto him, 'Gods of hills are their gods, therefore they were stronger than we; and yet, we fight with them in the plain -- are we not stronger than they?

1 Konings 20:23 Afrikaans PWL
Die diensknegte van die koning van Aram het vir hom gesê: “Hulle gode is gode van die berge; daarom was hulle sterker as ons, maar laat ons eerder teen hulle baklei op die vlakte en ons sal sekerlik sterker wees as hulle.

1 i Mbretërve 20:23 Albanian
Shërbëtorët e mbretit të Sirisë i thanë: "Perëndia i tyre është Perëndia i maleve; prandaj ata qenë më të fortë se ne; por në rast se ndeshemi në fushë, ne do të jemi me siguri më të fortë.

ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻮﻙ ﺍﻷﻭ 20:23 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
واما عبيد ملك ارام فقالوا له ان آلهتهم آلهة جبال لذلك قووا علينا. ولكن اذا حاربناهم في السهل فاننا نقوى عليهم.

De Künig A 20:23 Bavarian
Zo n Künig von Ärmau hietnd nömlich seine Raatmösser gsait: "Iener Got ist ayn Gebirgsgot, und drum warnd s üns überlögn. Wenn myr aber eyn dyr Öbnet mit ien kömpfend, habnd die überhaaupt kain Müg nit!

3 Царе 20:23 Bulgarian
А слугите на сирийския цар му рекоха: Техният бог е планински бог, затова [израилтяните] надделяха над нас; но ако се бием с тях на полето, непременно ние ще надделеем над тях.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
亞蘭王的臣僕對亞蘭王說：「以色列人的神是山神，所以他們勝過我們。但在平原與他們打仗，我們必定得勝。

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
亚兰王的臣仆对亚兰王说：“以色列人的神是山神，所以他们胜过我们。但在平原与他们打仗，我们必定得胜。

列王紀上 20:23 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
亞蘭王的臣僕對亞蘭王說：以色列人的　神是山　神，所以他們勝過我們；但在平原與他們打仗，我們必定得勝。

列王紀上 20:23 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
亚兰王的臣仆对亚兰王说：以色列人的　神是山　神，所以他们胜过我们；但在平原与他们打仗，我们必定得胜。

1 Kings 20:23 Croatian Bible
Sluge su savjetovale aramejskog kralja: Njihov bog je bog gora, i zato su bili jači od nas. Ali ako se pobijemo s njima u ravnici, sigurno ćemo mi biti jači od njih.

První Královská 20:23 Czech BKR
Tedy služebníci krále Syrského řekli jemu: Bohové hor jsouť bohové jejich, protož nás přemohli; ale bojujme proti nim na rovinách, zvíš, nepřemůžeme-li jich.

Første Kongebog 20:23 Danish
Men Aramæerkongens Folk sagde til ham: »Deres Gud er en Bjerggud, derfor blev de os for stærke; men lad os se, om vi ikke kan blive de stærkeste, naar vi angriber dem paa Slettelandet!

1 Koningen 20:23 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Want de knechten van den koning van Syrie hadden tot hem gezegd: Hun goden zijn berggoden, daarom zijn zij sterker geweest dan wij; maar zeker, laat ons tegen hen op het effen veld strijden, zo wij niet sterker zijn dan zij!

Swete's Septuagint
καὶ τῇ Ἰεζάβελ ἐλάλησεν Κύριος λέγων Οἱ κύνες καταφάγονται αὐτὴν ἐν τῷ προτειχίσματι τοῦ Ἰσραήλ.

Westminster Leningrad Codex
וְעַבְדֵ֨י מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֜ם אָמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָרִים֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם עַל־כֵּ֖ן חָזְק֣וּ מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְאוּלָ֗ם נִלָּחֵ֤ם אִתָּם֙ בַּמִּישֹׁ֔ור אִם־לֹ֥א נֶחֱזַ֖ק מֵהֶֽם׃

WLC (Consonants Only)
ועבדי מלך־ארם אמרו אליו אלהי הרים אלהיהם על־כן חזקו ממנו ואולם נלחם אתם במישור אם־לא נחזק מהם׃

Aleppo Codex
כג ועבדי מלך ארם אמרו אליו אלהי הרים אלהיהם על כן חזקו ממנו ואולם נלחם אתם במישור--אם לא נחזק מהם

1 Királyok 20:23 Hungarian: Karoli
A siriabeli király szolgái pedig mondának néki: A hegyeknek istenei az õ isteneik, azért gyõztek le bennünket; de vívjunk csak meg velök a síkon, és meglátod, ha le nem gyõzzük-é õket?

Reĝoj 1 20:23 Esperanto
Kaj la servantoj de la regxo de Sirio diris al li:Ilia Dio estas Dio de montoj, tial ili venkis nin; sed se ni batalos kontraux ili sur ebenajxo, ni certe venkos ilin.

ENSIMMÄINEN KUNINGASTEN KIRJA 20:23 Finnish: Bible (1776)
Ja Syrian kuninkaan palveliat sanoivat hänelle; heidän jumalansa ovat vuorten jumalat, sentähden voittivat he meidät: jos me vielä heitä vastaan kedolla sodimme, mitämaks me voitamme heidät.

1 Rois 20:23 French: Darby
Et les serviteurs du roi de Syrie lui dirent: Leurs dieux sont des dieux de montagnes; c'est pourquoi ils ont ete plus forts que nous; mais si nous les combattons dans la plaine, certainement nous serons plus forts qu'eux.

1 Rois 20:23 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Les serviteurs du roi de Syrie lui dirent: Leur dieu est un dieu de montagnes; c'est pourquoi ils ont été plus forts que nous. Mais combattons-les dans la plaine, et l'on verra si nous ne serons pas plus forts qu'eux.

1 Rois 20:23 French: Martin (1744)
Or les serviteurs du Roi de Syrie lui dirent : Leurs dieux sont des dieux de montagne, c'est pourquoi ils ont été plus forts que nous, mais combattons contr'eux dans la campagne; [et] certainement, nous serons plus forts qu'eux.

1 Koenige 20:23 German: Modernized
Denn die Knechte des Königs zu Syrien sprachen zu ihm: Ihre Götter sind Berggötter; darum haben sie uns angewonnen. O daß wir mit ihnen auf der Ebene streiten müßten! Was gilt's, wir wollten ihnen angewinnen?

1 Koenige 20:23 German: Luther (1912)
Denn die Knechte des Königs von Syrien sprachen zu ihm: Ihre Götter sind Berggötter; darum haben sie uns überwunden. O daß wir mit ihnen auf der Ebene streiten müßten! Was gilt's, wir wollten sie überwinden!

1 Koenige 20:23 German: Textbibel (1899)
Die Diener des Königs von Aram aber sprachen zu diesem: Ein Berggott ist ihr Gott - darum haben sie uns überwunden! Aber könnten wir nur in der Ebene mit ihnen kämpfen, so wollten wir sie gewiß überwinden!

1 Re 20:23 Italian: Riveduta Bible (1927)
I servi del re di Siria gli dissero: "Gli dèi d’Israele son dèi di montagna; per questo ci hanno vinti; ma diamo la battaglia in pianura, e li vinceremo di certo.

1 Re 20:23 Italian: Giovanni Diodati Bible (1649)
Ed i servitori del re di Siria gli dissero: Gl’iddii degl’Israeliti son dii delle montagne, e però ci hanno vinti; ma combattiamo contro a loro nella pianura, e tu vedrai se noi non li vinciamo.

1 RAJA-RAJA 20:23 Indonesian - Terjemahan Lama (TL)
Bermula, maka sembah segala hamba raja Syam itu kepadanya: Adapun dewa-dewa mereka itu, yaitu dewa-dewa gunung adanya, maka sebab itu kuat mereka itu dari pada patik sekalian, tetapi jikalau kiranya patik memerangi dia di padang, niscaya patik, sekalian ini mengalahkan dia kelak.

열왕기상 20:23 Korean
아람 왕의 신복들이 왕께 고하되 저희의 신은 산의 신이므로 저희가 우리보다 강하였거니와 우리가 만일 평지에서 저희와 싸우면 정녕 저희보다 강할지라

I Regum 20:23 Latin: Vulgata Clementina
Servi vero regis Syriæ dixerunt ei : Dii montium sunt dii eorum, ideo superaverunt nos : sed melius est ut pugnemus contra eos in campestribus, et obtinebimus eos.

Pirmoji Karaliø knyga 20:23 Lithuanian
Sirijos karaliaus tarnai kalbėjo karaliui: “Jų dievai yra kalnų dievai, todėl jie mus nugalėjo. Bet jei kariautume su jais lygumoje, mes juos nugalėtume.

1 Kings 20:23 Maori
Na ka mea nga tangata a te kingi o Hiria ki a ia, He atua maunga o ratou atua; koia ratou i kaha ai i a tatou; kia whawhai ia tatou ki a ratou i te mania, ka kaha tatou i a ratou.

1 Kongebok 20:23 Norwegian: Det Norsk Bibelselskap (1930)
Men syrerkongens tjenere sa til ham: Deres guder er fjellguder, derfor vant de over oss; men strider vi med dem på sletten, da vinner vi sikkert over dem.

1 Reyes 20:23 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas
Y los siervos del rey de Aram le dijeron: Sus dioses son dioses de los montes, por eso fueron más fuertes que nosotros; mejor peleemos contra ellos en la llanura, pues ¿no seremos más fuertes que ellos?

1 Reyes 20:23 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos
Y los siervos del rey de Aram le dijeron: "Sus dioses son dioses de los montes, por eso fueron más fuertes que nosotros; mejor peleemos contra ellos en la llanura, pues ¿no seremos más fuertes que ellos?

1 Reyes 20:23 Spanish: Reina Valera Gómez
Y los siervos del rey de Siria le dijeron: Sus dioses son dioses de las montañas, por eso nos han vencido; mas si peleáremos con ellos en el valle, se verá si no los vencemos.

1 Reyes 20:23 Spanish: Reina Valera 1909
Y los siervos del rey de Siria le dijeron: Sus dioses son dioses de los montes, por eso nos han vencido; mas si peleáremos con ellos en la llanura, se verá si no los vencemos.

1 Reyes 20:23 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras 1569
Y los siervos del rey de Siria le dijeron: Sus dioses son dioses de los montes, por eso nos han vencido; mas si peleáremos con ellos en la llanura, se verá si no los vencemos.

1 Reis 20:23 Bíblia King James Atualizada Português
Enquanto isso, os conselheiros do rei de Aram, Síria, lhe encorajavam: “Os deuses deles são deuses das montanhas. É por isso que eles foram fortes e prevaleceram sobre nós. Contudo, se os combatermos nas planícies, com toda a certeza seremos mais fortes e sairemos vitoriosos.

1 Reis 20:23 Portugese Bible
Os servos do rei da Síria lhe disseram: Seus deuses são deuses dos montes, por isso eles foram mais fortes do que nós; mas pelejemos com eles na planície, e por certo prevaleceremos contra eles.

1 Imparati 20:23 Romanian: Cornilescu
Slujitorii împăratului Siriei i-au zis: ,,Dumnezeul lor este un dumnezeu al munţilor; de aceea au fost mai tari decît noi. Dar ia să ne luptăm cu ei în cîmpie, şi se va vedea dacă nu vom fi mai tari decît ei.

3-я Царств 20:23 Russian: Synodal Translation (1876)
Слуги царя Сирийского сказали ему: Бог их есть Бог гор, поэтому ониодолели нас; если же мы сразимся с ними на равнине, то верно одолеем их.

3-я Царств 20:23 Russian koi8r
Слуги царя Сирийского сказали ему: Бог их есть Бог гор, поэтому они одолели нас; если же мы сразимся с ними на равнине, то верно одолеем их.

1 Kungaboken 20:23 Swedish (1917)
Men den arameiske konungens tjänare sade till honom: »Deras gud är en bergsgud; därför hava de blivit oss övermäktiga. Låt oss nu strida mot dem på slätten, så skola vi förvisso bliva dem övermäktiga.

1 Kings 20:23 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
At sinabi ng mga lingkod ng hari sa Siria sa kaniya, Ang kanilang dios ay dios sa mga burol; kaya't sila'y nagsipanaig sa atin: nguni't magsilaban tayo laban sa kanila sa kapatagan, at walang pagsalang tayo'y magiging lalong malakas kay sa kanila.

1 พงศ์กษัตริย์ 20:23 Thai: from KJV
ข้าราชการของกษัตริย์แห่งซีเรียทูลท่านว่า "พระทั้งหลายของเขาเป็นพระแห่งภูเขา เขาทั้งหลายจึงแข็งกว่าเรา แต่ขอให้เราสู้รบกับเขาในที่ราบ แล้วเราจะต้องแข็งกว่าเขาแน่นอนทีเดียว

1 Krallar 20:23 Turkish
Bu arada görevlileri Aram Kralının kendisine, ‹‹İsrailin ilahı dağ ilahıdır›› dediler, ‹‹Bu nedenle bizden güçlü çıktılar. Ama ovada savaşırsak, onları kesinlikle yeneriz.

1 Caùc Vua 20:23 Vietnamese (1934)
Các đầy tớ của vua Sy-ri nói với người rằng: Thần của chúng nó là thần núi, cho nên chúng nó mạnh hơn chúng ta; nhưng chúng ta hãy giao chiến với chúng nó dưới đồng bằng; quả chúng ta sẽ thắng hơn chúng nó.