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1 Kings 20:24

So do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The text addresses the king of Aram as he reorganizes his command structure in response to his servants' strategic advice to shift combat from the hills to the plains.

The words — The Hebrew phrase עֲשֵׂ֑ה הָסֵ֤ר ('aseh haser) literally commands the speaker to "do remove," directing the immediate dismissal of the current royal officers.

The thread — This administrative reorganization parallels the later tactical restriction placed on the thirty-two chariot commanders in 1 Kings 22:31 and stands in direct contrast to the divine counsel that no human strategy can prevail against the LORD in Proverbs 21:30.

Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to observe how human military restructuring operates independently of prophetic warning, demanding a clear-eyed assessment of human agency against divine sovereignty.

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The Hebrew words

וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>הַדָּבָ֥רha./da.Varthe/ thingהַזֶּ֖הha./Zeh<the>/ thisעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.Sehdoהָסֵ֤רha.Serremoveהַמְּלָכִים֙ha./me.la.Khimthe/ kingsאִ֣ישׁ'isheachמִמְּקֹמ֔וֹmi./me.ko.M/ofrom/ place/ hisוְשִׂ֥יםve./Simand/ appointפַּח֖וֹתpa.Chotgovernorsתַּחְתֵּיהֶֽם׃tach.tei./Hemin place of/ them

King James Version

And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:

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