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

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.”

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.”

One day Amaziah sent messengers with this challenge to Israel’s king Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu:“ Come and meet me in battle!”But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story:“ Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree:‘ Give your daughter in marriage to my son.’ But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!“ You have indeed defeated Edom, and you are proud of it. But be content with your victory and stay at home! Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and the people of Judah?”But Amaziah refused to listen, so King Jehoash of Israel mobilized his army against King Amaziah of Judah. The two armies drew up their battle lines at Beth shemesh in Judah.Judah was routed by the army of Israel, and its army scattered and fled for home.

“ Come over here, and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and wild animals!” Goliath yelled.

“ Stop acting so proud and haughty! Don’t speak with such arrogance! For the Lord is a God who knows what you have done; he will judge your actions.The bow of the mighty is now broken, and those who stumbled are now strong.

Haughtiness goes before destruction; humility precedes honor.

When the Philistines saw them coming, they shouted,“ Look! The Hebrews are crawling out of their holes!”Then the men from the outpost shouted to Jonathan,“ Come on up here, and we’ll teach you a lesson!”“ Come on, climb right behind me,” Jonathan said to his armor bearer,“ for the Lord will help us defeat them!”