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1 Kings 20:24

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24 Do this: Remove all the kings from their commands and replace them with other officers.
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1 Kings 20:24 in Other Translations

KJV
24 And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
ESV
24 And do this: remove the kings, each from his post, and put commanders in their places,
NLT
24 Only this time replace the kings with field commanders!
MSG
24 Here's the strategy: Remove each sheik from his place of leadership and replace him with a seasoned officer.
CSB
24 Also do this: remove each king from his position and appoint captains in their place.

1 Kings 20:24 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 20:24

And do this thing
Also take this further piece of advice:

take the kings away, every man out of his place:
for being brought up delicately, they were not inured to war, nor expert in the art of it; and being addicted to pleasure, gave themselves to that, and drew the king into it, which they observed was the case before, though they did not care to mention it; and if they were tributaries or allies, they would not fight as men do for their own country:

and put captains in their rooms;
of his own people, men of skill and courage, and who would fight both for their own honour, and for the good of their country.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Kings 20:24 In-Context

22 Afterward, the prophet came to the king of Israel and said, “Strengthen your position and see what must be done, because next spring the king of Aram will attack you again.”
23 Meanwhile, the officials of the king of Aram advised him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they were too strong for us. But if we fight them on the plains, surely we will be stronger than they.
24 Do this: Remove all the kings from their commands and replace them with other officers.
25 You must also raise an army like the one you lost—horse for horse and chariot for chariot—so we can fight Israel on the plains. Then surely we will be stronger than they.” He agreed with them and acted accordingly.
26 The next spring Ben-Hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
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