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



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

AMP
18. And he said, Whether they have come out for peace or for war, take them alive.

KJVP
18. And he said H559 W-VQY3MS , Whether H518 PART they be come out H3318 for peace H7965 , take H8610 them alive H2416 NMP ; or whether H518 PART they be come out H3318 for war H4421 , take H8610 them alive H2416 NMP .

YLT
18. And he saith, `If for peace they have come out -- catch them alive; and if for battle they have come out -- alive catch them.`

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

WEB
18. He said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive, or whether they are come out for war, taken them alive.

NASB
18. He answered, "Whether they have come out for peace or for war, in any case take them alive."

ESV
18. He said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive. Or if they have come out for war, take them alive."

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

RSV
18. He said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive."

NKJV
18. So he said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive; and if they have come out for war, take them alive."

MKJV
18. And he said, If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive.

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

NRSV
18. He said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive; if they have come out for war, take them alive."

NIV
18. He said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive; if they have come out for war, take them alive."

NIRV
18. 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."

NLT
18. "Take them alive," Ben-hadad commanded, "whether they have come for peace or for war."

MSG
18. He said, "If they've come in peace, take them alive as hostages; if they've come to fight, the same--take them alive as hostages."

GNB
18. He ordered, "Take them alive, no matter whether they are coming to fight or to ask for peace."

NET
18. He ordered, "Whether they come in peace or to do battle, take them alive."

ERVEN
18. So Ben-Hadad said, "They might be coming to fight or they might be coming to ask for peace. Capture them alive."