Verse 28

Then a man of God approached the king of Israel and said, "This is what the LORD says: Because the Arameans think that the LORD is a god of the hills and not a god of the valleys, I will deliver this vast army into your hands, and you will know that I am the LORD."

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Guds mann kom og sa til Israels konge: «Slik sier Herren: Fordi arameerne sier at Herren er en Gud av fjellene og ikke av dalene, vil jeg gi denne store hæren i din hånd, så dere skal vite at jeg er Herren.»

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    En Guds mann kom nær og talte til Israels konge, og sa: Så sier Herren: Fordi syrerne har sagt, Herren er gud over fjellene, men ikke over dalene, derfor vil jeg gi hele denne store folkemengden i din hånd, og dere skal kjenne at jeg er Herren.

  • Norsk King James

    Og det kom en guds mann og talte til kongen av Israel og sa: Slik sier HERREN: Fordi syrierne har sagt: HERREN er Gud for fjellene, men han er ikke Gud for dalene, derfor vil jeg overgi hele denne store mengden til din hånd, og dere skal vite at jeg er HERREN.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Da kom en gudsmann og sa til Israels konge: «Så sier Herren: Fordi syrerne har sagt: Herren er en gud av fjellene, men ikke dalenes Gud, vil jeg gi hele denne store hæren i din hånd, så dere skal vite at jeg er Herren.»

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Guds mann kom til Israels konge og sa: «Så sier Herren: Fordi arameerne har sagt at Herren er en fjellgud og ikke en dalgud, vil jeg gi hele denne store hæren i din hånd, så dere skal vite at jeg er Herren.»

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Da kom en gudsmann og talte til Israels konge og sa: "Så sier Herren: Fordi syrerne har sagt: 'Herren er en Gud over høydene, men han er ikke Gud over dalene,' derfor vil jeg overgi hele denne store mengden i din hånd. Så skal dere vite at jeg er Herren."

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Så kom en mann fra Herrens budskap og talte til Israels konge: Slik sier Herren: Fordi syrianerne har sagt at Herren er fjellets Gud, men ikke dalenes Gud, vil jeg overlevere denne store hærskaren til din makt, så du kan erfare at jeg er Herren.

  • En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

    Da kom en gudsmann og talte til Israels konge og sa: "Så sier Herren: Fordi syrerne har sagt: 'Herren er en Gud over høydene, men han er ikke Gud over dalene,' derfor vil jeg overgi hele denne store mengden i din hånd. Så skal dere vite at jeg er Herren."

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Da kom Guds mann fram og sa til Israels konge: "Så sier Herren: Fordi arameerne har sagt: 'Herren er fjellenes Gud, men ikke dalens Gud,' skal jeg overgi hele denne store hæren i din hånd, og dere skal kjenne at jeg er Herren."

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Da kom en Guds mann og sa til Israels konge: «Så sier Herren: Fordi arameerne har sagt at Herren er en gud av fjellene og ikke en gud av dalene, vil jeg overgi hele denne store hæren i din hånd. Dere skal vite at jeg er Herren.»

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Og der kom en Guds Mand frem og talede til Israels Konge og sagde: Saa sagde Herren: Fordi de Syrer have sagt: Herren er Bjergenes Gud og er ikke Dalenes Gud, derfor har jeg givet al denne store Hob i din Haand, at I skulle fornemme, at jeg er Herren.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    En Guds mann kom og talte til Israels konge og sa: Så sier HERREN: Fordi syrerne har sagt at HERREN er fjellenes Gud, men ikke fjellenes Gud, vil jeg gi hele denne store hæren i din hånd, og dere skal vite at jeg er HERREN.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    And there came a man of God, and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, Thus says the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the LORD.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    En Guds mann kom nær og talte til Israels konge, og sa: Så sier Herren: Fordi syrerne har sagt: Herren er en gud av åsene, men han er ikke en gud av dalene, derfor vil jeg gi denne store mengden i din hånd, og du skal vite at jeg er Herren.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    En Guds mann kom nær til Israels konge og sa: 'Så sier Herren: Fordi arameerne har sagt at Herren er en fjellgud og ikke en dalgud, vil jeg gi hele denne store mengden i din hånd, og dere skal vite at jeg er Herren.'

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    En gudsmann kom nær og talte til Israels konge og sa: Så sier Herren: Fordi syrerne har sagt: Herren er en gud av høydene, men han er ikke en gud av dalene, vil jeg gi hele denne store mengden i din hånd, så dere skal vite at jeg er Herren.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    En Guds mann kom og sa til Israels konge: 'Så sier Herren: Fordi arameerne har sagt: Herren er en gud av åsene og ikke av dalene, vil jeg gi hele denne store hæren i dine hender, og du skal vite at jeg er Herren.'

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And there came a man of God, and sayde vnto the kynge of Israel: Thus sayeth the LORDE: Because the Syrians haue sayde, that the LORDE is a God of the moutaynes and not a God of the valleys, therfore haue I geuen all this greate heape in to thy handes, that ye maye knowe how that I am ye LORDE.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And there came a man of God, and spake vnto the King of Israel, saying, Thus sayeth the Lord, Because the Aramites haue sayd, The Lord is the God of the mountaines, and not God of the valleis, therefore will I deliuer all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shal know that I am the Lord.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And there came a man of God, and sayd vnto the king of Israel, thus sayth the Lorde: Because the Syrians haue sayd, the Lorde is but God of the hilles, and not God of the valleys: therfore wil I deliuer all this great multitude into thyne hande, and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD [is] God of the hills, but he [is] not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    A man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, Thus says Yahweh, Because the Syrians have said, Yahweh is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys; therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And there cometh nigh a man of God, and speaketh unto the king of Israel, and saith, `Thus said Jehovah, Because that the Aramaeans have said, God of hills `is' Jehovah, and He `is' not God of valleys -- I have given the whole of this great multitude into thy hand, and ye have known that I `am' Jehovah.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And a man of God came near and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith Jehovah, Because the Syrians have said, Jehovah is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys; therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thy hand, and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And a man of God came up and said to the king of Israel, The Lord says, Because the Aramaeans have said, The Lord is a god of the hills and not of the valleys; I will give all this great army into your hands, and you will see that I am the Lord.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    A man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Because the Syrians have said, "Yahweh is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys;" therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am Yahweh.'"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The prophet visited the king of Israel and said,“This is what the LORD has said:‘Because the Syrians said,“The LORD is a god of the mountains and not a god of the valleys,” I will deliver this entire huge army into to your control. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 20:13 : 13 Meanwhile, a prophet approached Ahab, king of Israel, and said, 'This is what the LORD says: Do you see this vast army? I will give it into your hand today, and you will know that I am the LORD.'
  • 1 Kgs 17:18 : 18 She said to Elijah, "What have I to do with you, man of God? Have you come to bring my sin to remembrance and to kill my son?"
  • Exod 6:7 : 7 'I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.'
  • Exod 7:5 : 5 The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.
  • Exod 8:22 : 22 But Moses said, "That would not be right. The sacrifices we make to the LORD our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice what is detestable to them before their eyes, they would stone us.
  • Deut 29:6 : 6 When you came to this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out to fight against us, but we defeated them.
  • Deut 32:27 : 27 but I feared the provocation of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say, 'Our own hand has triumphed; it was not the LORD who did all this.'
  • Josh 7:8-9 : 8 Pardon me, O Lord, what can I say now that Israel has turned its back and fled from its enemies? 9 The Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of this and surround us. They will cut off our name from the earth. And then, what will you do for your great name?
  • 1 Kgs 13:1 : 1 Behold, a man of God came from Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel, and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer incense.
  • 1 Kgs 20:22-23 : 22 Afterward, the prophet came to the king of Israel and said, 'Strengthen your position and see what you must do, because next spring the king of Aram will come up against you again.' 23 Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, 'Their gods are gods of the hills; that is why they were stronger than us. But if we fight them on the plains, surely we will be stronger than they are.'
  • 2 Chr 20:14-20 : 14 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite and descendant of Asaph, as he stood in the assembly. 15 He said: 'Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.' 16 Tomorrow march down against them. They will be climbing up by the Pass of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the gorge in the desert of Jeruel. 17 You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.' 18 Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the LORD. 19 Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the LORD, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice. 20 Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, 'Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.'
  • Job 12:16-19 : 16 "With Him are strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are His." 17 "He leads counselors away stripped and makes fools of judges." 18 "He loosens the bonds of kings and binds their waists with a belt." 19 "He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the mighty."
  • Ps 58:10-11 : 10 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—whether green or burning—he will sweep them away. 11 The righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
  • Ps 79:10 : 10 Why should the nations say, 'Where is their God?' Let it be known among the nations before our eyes that You avenge the spilled blood of Your servants.
  • Isa 37:29-37 : 29 Because of your raging against Me and your arrogance that has reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way you came. 30 This will be the sign for you: This year you will eat what grows by itself, and in the second year, what springs from that. But in the third year, sow and reap, plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. 31 Once more, a remnant of the house of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above. 32 For a remnant will go out from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. 33 Therefore, this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here. He will not come before it with a shield or build a siege ramp against it. 34 By the way he came, he will return; he will not enter this city, declares the LORD. 35 I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David. 36 Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies. 37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp, departed, returned home, and stayed in Nineveh.
  • Jer 14:7 : 7 Though our iniquities testify against us, LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our backslidings are many; we have sinned against You.
  • Ezek 6:14 : 14 I will stretch out My hand against them and make the land a desolate wasteland, from the wilderness to Diblah—wherever they live. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
  • Ezek 11:12 : 12 Then you will know that I am the Lord, for you have not followed My statutes or kept My judgments, but instead you have conformed to the judgments of the nations around you.
  • Ezek 12:16 : 16 But I will spare a few of them from the sword, famine, and plague so that they may recount all their detestable practices among the nations where they go. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
  • Ezek 20:9 : 9 But I acted for the sake of my name, to keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they lived and where I had made myself known to them by bringing them out of Egypt.
  • Ezek 20:14 : 14 But I acted for the sake of my name, to keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
  • Ezek 36:21-23 : 21 But I had concern for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations where they had gone. 22 Therefore, say to the house of Israel: 'This is what the Lord GOD says: It is not for your sake that I am about to act, house of Israel, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone. 23 I will sanctify my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have defiled among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I prove myself holy through you in their sight.
  • Ezek 36:32 : 32 I am not doing this for your sake, declares the Lord GOD. Be ashamed and humiliated for your conduct, O house of Israel!
  • Ezek 39:7 : 7 'I will make my holy name known among my people Israel, and I will no longer allow my holy name to be profaned. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.'