1 Kings 22:31 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And the king of Aram commanded the heads of the charioteers whom he hath -- thirty and two -- saying, `Ye do not fight with small or with great, but with the king of Israel by himself.`

English 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.

English Amplified

But the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, Fight neither with small nor great, but only with [Ahab] king of Israel.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, Fight neither with small nor great, but only with [Ahab] king of Israel.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the king of Syria commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots saying, Fight neither with small nor great, but with the king of Israel only.

English EASY 2024

The king of Syria had said to his 32 chariot officers, ‘Only fight the king of Israel. Do not fight against anyone else, whoever they are.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The king of Aram had 32 chariot commanders. He gave them this command, "Don't go after anyone except the king of Israel, no matter how important they are."

Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, "Fight with neither small nor great, but only with the king of Israel."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The king of Syria had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders to attack no one else except the king of Israel.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The king of Aram had given orders to the 32 chariot commanders. He said, "Don't fight anyone except the king of Israel."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Now the king of Aram had ordered his 32 chariot commanders, "Do not fight with anyone at all except the king of Israel."

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

Now the king of Aram had commanded the thirty-two commanders of his chariots, saying, “Do not fight with small or great, but with the king of Israel alone.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

But the king of Aram ordered his thirty-two commanders who had control over his chariots, saying, “Fight neither against small, nor great, but only against the king of Israel.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Now the king of Aram had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, saying, "Do not fight with small or great, but with the king of Israel alone."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

In the meantime the king of Aram had given his thirty-two chariot commanders the order, "Do not fight with anyone at all except the king of Israel."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Now the king of Syria had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight common soldiers or high-ranking officers; fight only the king of Israel.”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The king of Aram had given an order to his 32 chariot commanders. He had said, "Fight only against the king of Israel. Don't fight against anyone else."

English NIV

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."

English NKJ 1982

Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, saying, “Fight with no one small or great, but only with the king of Israel.”

English NLT

Now the king of Aram had issued these orders to his thirty-two charioteers: "Attack only the king of Israel!"

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Now the king of Aram had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, "Fight with no one small or great, but only with the king of Israel."

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, “Fight with neither small nor great, but only with the king of Israel.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

For the king of Syria had commanded his thirty-two chariot captains to fight no one except King Ahab himself.

English Tyndale 1537

But the king of Siria had commanded the captains of his chariots of which he had thirty two saying: fight neither with small nor great, save with the king of Israel onely.