1 Raja-raja 20:14

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama

Maka kata Akhab: Oleh siapa? Maka sahut nabi itu: Demikian inilah firman Tuhan: Oleh hamba-hamba segala penghulu mukim. Maka kata baginda: Siapakah akan mengikat perangnya: Maka sahut nabi itu: Engkau juga.

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Lalu bertanyalah Ahab: "Dengan bantuan siapa?" Jawabnya: "Beginilah firman TUHAN: Dengan bantuan orang-orang muda pengiring kepala-kepala daerah." Tanyanya pula: "Siapakah yang akan memulai perang?" Jawabnya: "Engkau!"

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari
Lalu bertanyalah Ahab: "Dengan bantuan siapa?" Jawabnya: "Beginilah firman TUHAN: Dengan bantuan orang-orang muda pengiring kepala-kepala daerah." Tanyanya pula: "Siapakah yang akan memulai perang?" Jawabnya: "Engkau!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

young men: or, servants, Genesis 14:14-16, Judges 7:16-20, 1 Samuel 17:50, 1 Corinthians 1:27-29

order: Heb. bind, or tie, 1 Kings 18:44

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 20:17 - General 2 Kings 9:21 - Make ready 1 Corinthians 1:25 - the foolishness

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Ahab said, by whom?.... Knowing he had no army with him sufficient to go out with against the Syrian army:

and he said, thus saith the Lord, even by the young men of the princes of the provinces; either such, as Kimchi thinks, who were brought up with him; or, as others, the sons of governors of provinces, who were kept as hostages, that their fathers might not rebel; neither of which is likely: but rather the servants of such princes who waited on them, and lived delicately and at ease, and were not trained up to military exercise, even by these should the victory be obtained:

then he said, who shall order the battle? begin the attack, we or they? or who shall conduct it, or be the general of the army, go before it, and lead them on? Ahab might think, being an idolater, that the Lord would not make use of him, or otherwise who could be thought of but himself?

and he answered, thou; thou must be the commander, go forth with the army, and make the attack upon the enemy.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The “princes of the provinces” are the governors of districts, many of whom may have fled to the capital, as the hostile army advanced through Galilee and northern Samaria. The “young men” are their attendants, youths unaccustomed to war.

Who shall order the battle? - i. e., “Who shal join battle, begin the attack? We or the enemy?” The reply was, that the Israelites were to attack.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 20:14. By the young men of the princes of the provinces. — These were probably some chosen persons out of the militia of different districts, raised by the princes of the provinces; the same as we would call lord-lieutenants of counties.