Verse 31

But the king of Syria commanded his thirty-two captains who had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, but only with the king of Israel.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men Arams konge ga ordre til sine vognførere, trettito i tallet, og sa: "Kjemp verken mot liten eller stor, bare mot Israels konge."

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men kongen av Syria hadde beordret de trettito vognførerne sine og sagt: «Kjemp ikke med små eller store, men bare med Israels konge.»

• Norsk King James

  Men kongen av Syria befalte sine tretti to kapteiner som hadde ansvar for sine stridsvogner, og sa: "Kjemp ikke med liten eller stor, men bare mot kongen av Israel."

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kongen av Aram hadde befalt vognførerne, tretti-to i tallet, og sagt: Dere skal ikke kjempe mot noen, verken små eller store, bare mot Israels konge.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Kongen av Aram bød sine vognmestere, tretti og to i tallet: 'Dere skal ikke kjempe mot liten eller stor, men bare mot kongen av Israel.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Kongen av Syria hadde befalt sine trettito vognførere: «Kjemp ikke mot noen, verken stor eller liten, unntatt kongen av Israel.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men Syriens konge befalte sine toogtredve kapteiner, som hadde kommando over hans stridsvogner, og sa: «Slåss ikke med små eller store; slå bare mot Israels konge.»

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

  Kongen av Syria hadde befalt sine trettito vognførere: «Kjemp ikke mot noen, verken stor eller liten, unntatt kongen av Israel.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Kongen av Aram hadde gitt befaling til de trettito vognførerne sine: «Før ikke krig mot noen, liten eller stor, uten mot Israels konge alene.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Now the king of Aram had commanded the thirty-two chariot commanders, 'Do not fight with anyone, whether small or great, except the king of Israel alone.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Arams konge hadde gitt befaling til sine tretti-to vognstyrere og sagt: «Ikke kjemp mot små eller store, bare mot Israels konge.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Kongen af Syrien bød de Øverste for Vognene, som han havde, to og tredive, og sagde: I skulle ikke stride imod Liden eller Stor, uden imod Israels Konge alene.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men kongen av Syria befalte sine tretti og to vognførere og sa: Kjemp ikke med små eller store, bare mot Israels konge.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Kongen av Syria hadde beordret de trettito høvedsmennene over sine vogner: Kjemp ikke med noen, stor eller liten, bare mot Israels konge.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Kongen av Aram hadde befalt sine tretti-to vognførere: 'Skal ikke kjempe mot små eller store, bare mot Israels konge selv.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Kongen av Syria hadde beordret de trettito vognførerne sine: "Kjemp verken mot liten eller stor, men bare mot kongen av Israel."

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Kongen av Aram hadde beordret lederne av sine vognstyrker å ikke angripe noen, verken liten eller stor, bortsett fra Israels konge.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But the kynge of Siria commaunded the rulers of his charettes (of whom there were two and thirtie) and saide: Ye shal fight nether agaynst small ner greate, but onely agaynst the kynge of Israel.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the King of Aram commaunded his two and thirtie captaines ouer his charets, saying, Fight neither with small, nor great, saue onely against the King of Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But the king of Syria commaunded the thirtie and two captaynes that had rule ouer his charettes, saying: Fight neither with small nor great, saue onely against the king of Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now the king of Aram had given orders to the thirty-two captains of his war-carriages, saying, Make no attack on small or great, but only on the king of Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (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.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 20:24 : 24 And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
• 2 Chr 18:30 : 30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight not with small or great, except only with the king of Israel.
• Jer 16:6 : 6 Both the great and the small shall die in this land; they shall not be buried, nor shall anyone mourn for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them.
• 1 Kgs 20:33-42 : 33 Now the men diligently observed whether anything would come from him, and hastily caught it: and they said, Your brother Benhadad. Then he said, Go, bring him. Then Benhadad came forth to him; and he brought him up into the chariot. 34 And Benhadad said to him, The cities, which my father took from your father, I will restore; and you shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send you away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away. 35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor in the word of the LORD, Strike me, I pray you. And the man refused to strike him. 36 Then he said to him, Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as you are departed from me, a lion shall slay you. And as soon as he departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him. 37 Then he found another man, and said, Strike me, I pray you. And the man struck him, so that in striking he wounded him. 38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face. 39 And as the king passed by, he cried to the king: and he said, Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he is missing, then shall your life be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver. 40 And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it. 41 And he hastened, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel recognized him that he was of the prophets. 42 And he said to him, Thus says the LORD, Because you have let go out of your hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.
• Gen 19:11 : 11 And they struck the men at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they tired themselves trying to find the door.
• 1 Sam 30:2 : 2 And had taken the women captives that were there: they killed none, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.
• 1 Kgs 20:1 : 1 And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together: there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.
• 1 Kgs 20:16 : 16 And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty-two kings that helped him.