Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 20:18:

• Kupsabiny: “Ben-hadad said, ‘Catch them alive whether they have come to fight or with peace.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “He said, "If they have come on good terms, take them alive! Even if they have come to do battle, take them alive!” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Ben Hadad said, ‘You (plur.) capture them if they come here to fight or even to reconcile.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “He said, ‘It does not matter whether they are coming to fight against us or to ask for peace. Capture them, but do not kill them” (Source: Translation for Translators)