Verse 28

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.

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."

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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."

  • biblecontext

    { "verseID": "1 Kings.20.28", "source": "וַיִּגַּ֞שׁ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים וַיֹּאמֶר֮ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַיֹּ֜אמֶר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה יַ֠עַן אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָמְר֤וּ אֲרָם֙ אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָרִים֙ יְהוָ֔ה וְלֹֽא־אֱלֹהֵ֥י עֲמָקִ֖ים ה֑וּא וְ֠נָתַתִּי אֶת־כָּל־הֶהָמ֨וֹן הַגָּד֤וֹל הַזֶּה֙ בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "And *wayyiggaš* [approached] *ʾîš* [man of] *hāʾĕlōhîm* [God], and *wayyōʾmer* [spoke] to *meleḵ* [king of] *yiśrāʾēl* [Israel]; and *wayyōʾmer* [he said], \"Thus *kōh-ʾāmar* [says] *yᵊhwâ* [Yahweh/the LORD], because *yaʿan ʾăšer* [that] *ʾāmᵊrû* [have said] *ʾărām* [Aram/Syria], '*ʾĕlōhê* [God of] *hārîm* [mountains] *yᵊhwâ* [is Yahweh/the LORD], and not *wᵊlōʾ-ʾĕlōhê* [God of] *ʿămāqîm* [valleys] *hûʾ* [is he],' therefore *wᵊnāṯattî* [I will give] *ʾeṯ-kol-hehāmôn haggāḏôl hazzeh* [all this great multitude] into *bᵊyāḏeḵā* [your hand], and *wîḏaʿtem* [you shall know] that *kî-ʾănî* [I am] *yᵊhwâ* [Yahweh/the LORD].\"", "grammar": { "*wayyiggaš*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he approached", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular construct - man of", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - God (plural of majesty)", "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he spoke/said", "*meleḵ*": "masculine singular construct - king of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper name - Israel", "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*kōh-ʾāmar*": "adverb + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - thus says", "*yᵊhwâ*": "proper name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*yaʿan ʾăšer*": "conjunction + relative pronoun - because that", "*ʾāmᵊrû*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine plural - they have said", "*ʾărām*": "proper name - Aram/Syria", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "masculine plural construct - God of", "*hārîm*": "masculine plural noun - mountains", "*yᵊhwâ*": "proper name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*wᵊlōʾ-ʾĕlōhê*": "conjunction + negative particle + masculine plural construct - and not God of", "*ʿămāqîm*": "masculine plural noun - valleys", "*hûʾ*": "3rd masculine singular personal pronoun - he", "*wᵊnāṯattî*": "conjunction + qal perfect 1st common singular - I will give", "*ʾeṯ-kol-hehāmôn*": "direct object marker + masculine singular + definite article + masculine singular noun - all the multitude", "*haggāḏôl*": "definite article + masculine singular adjective - the great", "*hazzeh*": "masculine singular demonstrative adjective - this", "*bᵊyāḏeḵā*": "preposition + feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - into your hand", "*wîḏaʿtem*": "conjunction + qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - and you shall know", "*kî-ʾănî*": "conjunction + 1st common singular personal pronoun - that I", "*yᵊhwâ*": "proper name - Yahweh/the LORD" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš hāʾĕlōhîm*": "man of God/prophet", "*hehāmôn*": "multitude/crowd/throng/army", "*ʿămāqîm*": "valleys/low places/plains" } }

  • 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.

  • 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 And behold, there came a prophet to Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus says the LORD, Have you seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into your hand this day; and you shall know that I am the LORD.
  • 1 Kgs 17:18 : 18 And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with you, O man of God? Have you come to remind me of my sin, and to kill my son?
  • Exod 6:7 : 7 And I will take you to myself for a people, and I will be to you a God: and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
  • Exod 7:5 : 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth my hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
  • Exod 8:22 : 22 And I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end you may know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.
  • Deut 29:6 : 6 You have not eaten bread, nor have you drunk wine or strong drink: that you might know that I am the LORD your God.
  • Deut 32:27 : 27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should misbehave themselves, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD has not done all this.
  • Josh 7:8-9 : 8 O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turns their backs before their enemies? 9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and surround us, and cut off our name from the earth: and what will you do for your great name?
  • 1 Kgs 13:1 : 1 And, behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
  • 1 Kgs 20:22-23 : 22 And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said to him, Go, strengthen yourself, and observe, and see what you do: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against you. 23 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.
  • 2 Chr 20:14-20 : 14 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly; 15 And he said, Listen, all Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat, Thus says the LORD to you: Do not be afraid or dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's. 16 Tomorrow go down against them. See, they come up by the ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the brook before the wilderness of Jeruel. 17 You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you. 18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshiping the LORD. 19 And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high. 20 And they rose early in the morning and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa. And as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.
  • Job 12:16-19 : 16 With Him are strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are His. 17 He leads counselors away plundered, and makes the judges fools. 18 He loosens the bonds of kings, and girds their loins with a belt. 19 He leads princes away plundered, and overthrows the mighty.
  • Ps 58:10-11 : 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. 11 So that a man shall say, Truly there is a reward for the righteous: truly he is a God who judges in the earth.
  • Ps 79:10 : 10 Why should the heathen say, Where is their God? Let Him be known among the heathen in our sight by avenging the blood of Your servants which is shed.
  • Isa 37:29-37 : 29 Because your rage against me and your tumult have come up into my ears, therefore I will put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came. 30 And this shall be a sign to you: You shall eat this year such as grows of itself; and the second year what springs of the same: and in the third year sow, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. 31 And the remnant that has escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward: 32 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and those who escape out of Mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this. 33 Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor build a siege ramp against it. 34 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, says the LORD. 35 For I will defend this city to save it for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake. 36 Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and struck down in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead bodies. 37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
  • Jer 14:7 : 7 O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, act for Your name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against You.
  • Ezek 6:14 : 14 So I will stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yes, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
  • Ezek 11:12 : 12 And you shall know that I am the LORD: for you have not walked in my statutes, nor executed my judgments, but have done according to the ways of the nations that are around you.
  • Ezek 12:16 : 16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they go; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
  • Ezek 20:9 : 9 But I acted for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known to them, in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
  • Ezek 20:14 : 14 But I acted for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.
  • Ezek 36:21-23 : 21 But I had pity for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations, wherever they went. 22 Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for my holy name's sake, which you have profaned among the nations, wherever you went. 23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in the midst of them; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD, says the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
  • Ezek 36:32 : 32 Not for your sakes do I this, says the Lord GOD, be it known to you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.
  • Ezek 39:7 : 7 So I will make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel, and I will not let them defile my holy name any more: and the nations shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.