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1 Kings 20:23

NETBible	Now the advisers¹ 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.
NIV © biblegateway 1Ki 20:23	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.
NASB © biblegateway 1Ki 20:23	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.
NLT © biblegateway 1Ki 20:23	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.
MSG © biblegateway 1Ki 20:23	Meanwhile the advisors to the king of Aram said, "Their god is a god of the mountains--we don't stand a chance against them there. So let's engage them on the plain where we'll have the advantage.
BBE © SABDAweb 1Ki 20:23	Then the king of Aram’s servants said to him, Their god is a god of the hills; that is why they were stronger than we: but if we make an attack on them in the lowlands, we will certainly be stronger than they.
NRSV © bibleoremus 1Ki 20:23	The servants of the king of Aram 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.
NKJV © biblegateway 1Ki 20:23	Then the servants of the king of Syria said to him, "Their gods are gods of the hills. Therefore they were stronger than we; but if we fight against them in the plain, surely we will be stronger than they.
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KJV	And the servants <05650> of the king <04428> of Syria <0758> said <0559> (8804) unto him, Their gods <0430> [are] gods <0430> of the hills <02022>_; therefore they were stronger <02388> (8804) than we; but <0199> let us fight <03898> (8735) against them in the plain <04334>_, and surely <03808> we shall be stronger <02388> (8799) than they.
NASB © biblegateway 1Ki 20:23	Now the servants <05650> of the king <04428> of Aram <0758> said <0559> to him, "Their gods <0430> are gods <0430> of the mountains <02022> , therefore <05921> <3651> they were stronger <02388> than <04480> we; but rather <0199> let us fight <03898> against <0854> them in the plain <04334> , and surely <0518> <3808> we will be stronger <02388> than <04480> they.
LXXM	(21:23) kai <2532> CONJ oi <3588> T-NPM paidev <3816> N-NPM basilewv <935> N-GSM suriav <4947> N-GSF eipon {V-AAI-3P} yeov <2316> N-NSM orewn <3735> N-GPN yeov <2316> N-NSM israhl <2474> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ ou <3364> ADV yeov <2316> N-NSM koiladwn {N-GPF} dia <1223> PREP touto <3778> D-ASN ekrataiwsen <2901> V-AAI-3S uper <5228> PREP hmav <1473> P-AP ean <1437> CONJ de <1161> PRT polemhswmen <4170> V-AAS-1P autouv <846> D-APM kat <2596> PREP euyu <2117> A-ASN ei <1487> CONJ mh <3165> ADV krataiwsomen <2901> V-FAI-1P uper <5228> PREP autouv <846> D-APM
NET [draft] ITL	Now the advisers <05650> of the king <04428> of Syria <0758> said <0559> to him <0413> : “Their God <0430> is a god <0430> of the mountains <02022> . That’s why <03651> they overpowered <04480> <02388> us. But if <0199> we fight <03898> them in <0854> the plains <04334> , we will certainly <03808> <0518> overpower <02388> them <01992> .
HEBREW	Mhm <01992> qzxn <02388> al <03808> Ma <0518> rwsymb <04334> Mta <0854> Mxln <03898> Mlwaw <0199> wnmm <04480> wqzx <02388> Nk <03651> le <05921> Mhyhla <0430> Myrh <02022> yhla <0430> wyla <0413> wrma <0559> Mra <0758> Klm <04428> ydbew (20:23) <05650>


NETBible	Now the advisers¹ 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.
NET Notes	¹tn Or “servants.”