3 Kings 20:14
And Achab said: By whom? And he said to him: Thus saith the Lord: By the servants of the princes of the provinces. And he said: Who shall begin to fight? And he said: Thou.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Et ait Achab : Per quem ? Dixitque ei : Hæc dicit Dominus : Per pedissequos principum provinciarum. Et ait : Quis incipiet præliari ? Et ille dixit : Tu.
- Septuagint (Swete) shown from 3 Kings 21:14
- καὶ εἶπεν Ἀχαάβ Ἐν τίνι; καὶ εἶπεν Τάδε λέγει Κύριος Ἐν τοῖς παιδαρίοις τῶν ἀρχόντων τῶν χορῶν. καὶ εἶπεν Ἀχαάβ Τίς συνάψει τὸν πόλεμον; καὶ εἶπεν Σύ.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אַחְאָב֙ בְּמִ֔י וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ כֹּֽה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בְּנַעֲרֵ֖י שָׂרֵ֣י הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת וַיֹּ֛אמֶר מִֽי יֶאְסֹ֥ר הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אָֽתָּה
Haydock's commentary
Servants. Literally, "footmen." (Haydock)
Hebrew means either "sons or servants." The pages of honour, or the menial servants of the lords, were not likely to gain the victory. (Calmet)
There were 232 in number, ver. 15. Achab followed them, (ver. 19.) with 7000; and this army defeated the Syrians.
Thou, not in person; but thy men must begin the attack.
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.