1 Kings 20:15
20:14 And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou. young: or, servants order: Heb. bind, or, tieThen he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.
KJV
Then he mustered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty-two. After them, he mustered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.
Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.
Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.
What does 1 Kings 20:15 mean?
1 Kings 20:15 is a verse in the book of 1 Kings, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פָּקַד (pâqad), נַעַר (naʻar), שַׂר (sar). It connects to 4 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. came: Heb. approached
2 Chronicles 11:20And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
2 Chronicles 11:21And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
2 Chronicles 13:2He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
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Other verses that share key original-language words with 1 Kings 20:15.
And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:16And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:26And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: Lamech: Heb. Lemech
Genesis 11:10These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
Genesis 11:11And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:13And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:15And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:19And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
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What does 1 Kings 20:15 say?
1 Kings 20:15 (King James Version) reads: "Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand."
Is 1 Kings 20:15 in the Old or New Testament?
1 Kings 20:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 1 Kings.
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