他说：“他们若为讲和出来，要活捉他们；若为打仗出来，也要活捉他们。”

他说：“他们若为求和出来，要活捉他们，若为打仗出来，也要活捉他们。”

他说：“他们若为求和出来，要活捉他们，若为打仗出来，也要活捉他们。”

便·哈达说：“不管他们是来求和还是求战，都要生擒他们！”

便．哈达说：“如果他们是为了求和出来，你们要活捉他们；如果他们是为了争战出来，你们也要活捉他们。”

他說：「他們若為講和出來，要活捉他們；若為打仗出來，也要活捉他們。」

他說：「他們若為求和出來，要活捉他們，若為打仗出來，也要活捉他們。」

他說：「他們若為求和出來，要活捉他們，若為打仗出來，也要活捉他們。」

便·哈達說：「不管他們是來求和還是求戰，都要生擒他們！」

便．哈達說：“如果他們是為了求和出來，你們要活捉他們；如果他們是為了爭戰出來，你們也要活捉他們。”

他說：『他們若是為講和而出來的，要活捉着他們；若是為交戰而出來的，也要活捉着他們。』

曰、彼出、或欲修和、或欲戰鬥、當生執之、

曰、或欲修好、或欲戰鬥而出者、俱當生執之。

便哈達曰、若為脩好而出、當生擒之、若為戰而出、亦當生擒之、

He said,“ If they have come out for peace, take them alive; if they have come out for war, take them alive.”

Ben- Hadad said,“ They might be coming to make peace. If they are, take them alive. Or they might be coming to make war. If they are, take them alive.”

He said,“ If they have come out for peace, take them alive. Or if they have come out for war, take them alive.”

“ Take them alive,” Ben hadad commanded,“ whether they have come for peace or for war.”

So he said,“ If they have marched out in peace, take them alive, and if they have marched out for battle, take them alive.”

Then he said,“ If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive as well.”

So he said,“ If they have come out for peace, take them alive; and if they have come out for war, take them alive.”

And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they are come out for war, take them alive.

So he said,“ If they have marched out in peace, take them alive, and if they have marched out for battle, take them alive.”

And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

He ordered,“ Whether they come in peace or to do battle, take them alive.”

He said,“ If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive.”

Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, with the challenge:“ Come, let us face each other in battle.”But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah:“ A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon,‘ Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle underfoot.You have indeed defeated Edom and now you are arrogant. Glory in your victory, but stay at home! Why ask for trouble and cause your own downfall and that of Judah also?”Amaziah, however, would not listen, so Jehoash king of Israel attacked. He and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth Shemesh in Judah.Judah was routed by Israel, and every man fled to his home. (niv)

“ Come here,” he said,“ and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and the wild animals!” (niv)

“ Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the Lord is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed.“ The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength. (niv)

Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor. (niv)

So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine outpost.“ Look!” said the Philistines.“ The Hebrews are crawling out of the holes they were hiding in.”The men of the outpost shouted to Jonathan and his armor-bearer,“ Come up to us and we’ll teach you a lesson.” So Jonathan said to his armor-bearer,“ Climb up after me; the Lord has given them into the hand of Israel.” (niv)