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Berean Standard Bible

“Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.”

1 Kings 20:23

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King Ben-hadad of Aram has been defeated by Ahab of Israel at Samaria. His advisers explain the loss by saying Israel's gods are gods of the hills.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.

World English Bible (WEB)

The servants of the king of Syria said to him, “Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than they.

King James Version (KJV)

And the servants of the king of Syria said unto 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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their god is a god 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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y los siervos del rey de Siria le dijeron: Sus dioses son dioses de los montes, por eso nos han vencido; mas si peleáremos con ellos en la llanura, se verá si no los vencemos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Después de su derrota, los siervos del rey Ben Adad le dijeron: «El Dios de Israel es Dios de las colinas, por eso es que los israelitas ganaron. Pero podemos derrotarlos fácilmente en las llanuras.

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