1 Kings 20:13-30

13MeanwhileH2009 aH259 prophetH5030 approachedH5066H413 AhabH256 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 and declaredH559, “This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559: ‘Do you seeH7200 thisH2088 entireH3605 greatH1419 armyH1995? BeholdH2005, I will deliver itH5414 into your handH3027 this very dayH3117, and you will knowH3045 thatH3588 IH589 am the LORDH3068.’”

14“By whomH4310?” AhabH256 askedH559.

And the prophet repliedH559, “This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559: ‘By the young officersH5288 of the districtH4082 governorsH8269.’”

“WhoH4310 will startH631 the battleH4421?” askedH559 Ahab.

“YouH859 will,” answered the prophetH559.

15So Ahab assembledH6485 the young officersH5288 of the districtH4082 governorsH8269, and there wereH1961 232 menH3967H8147H7970. And after themH310, he assembledH6485 the rest of the IsraeliteH1121H3478 troopsH5971, 7,000H7651H505 in allH3605.

16They marched outH3318 at noonH6672 while Ben-hadadH1130 and the 32H7970H8147H4428 kingsH4428 alliedH5826 with himH853 were in their tentsH5521H1931 gettingH8354 drunkH7910. 17And the young officersH5288 of the districtH4082 governorsH8269 marched out firstH3318H7223.

Now Ben-hadadH1130 had sent out scoutsH7971, who reportedH5046 to him, “MenH582 are marching outH3318 of SamariaH8111.”

18“IfH518 they have marched outH3318 in peaceH7965,” he saidH559, “take themH8610 aliveH2416. Even ifH518 they have marched outH3318 for warH4421, take themH8610 aliveH2416.”

19Meanwhile, theseH428 young officersH5288 of the districtH4082 governorsH8269 marched outH3318 ofH4480 the cityH5892, with the armyH2428 behind themH310, 20and eachH376 one struck downH5221 his opponentH376. So the ArameansH758 fledH5127, with the IsraelitesH3478 in pursuitH7291. But Ben-hadadH1130 kingH4428 of AramH758 escapedH4422 onH5921 horsebackH5483 with the cavalryH6571.

21Then the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 marched outH3318 and attackedH5221 the horsesH5483 and chariotsH7393, inflictingH5221 a greatH1419 slaughterH4347 on the ArameansH758.

22Afterward, the prophetH5030H413 approachedH5066 the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 and saidH559, “GoH1980 and strengthenH2388 your position, and take noteH3045H7200 whatH834 you must doH6213, forH3588 in the springH8666H81411 the kingH4428 of AramH758 will come upH5927 against youH5921.”

23Meanwhile, the servantsH5650 of the kingH4428 of AramH758 saidH559 to himH413, “Their godsH430 are godsH430 of the hillsH2022. That is whyH5921H3651 they prevailedH2388 over usH4480. InsteadH199, we should fightH3898 themH854 on the plainsH4334; surely thenH518 we will prevailH2388. 24SoH853 doH6213 thisH2088: DismissH5493 allH376 the kingsH4428 from their positionsH4725 and replace themH7760H8478 with other officersH6346. 25And youH859 must raiseH4487 an armyH2428 like theH2428 one you have lostH5307—horseH5483 for horseH5483 and chariotH7393 for chariotH7393—so we can fightH3898 the Israelites on the plainH4334, where we will surelyH518H3808 prevailH2388.”

And the king approvedH8085 their planH6963 and actedH6213 accordinglyH3651.

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In the springH8666H8141, Ben-hadadH1130 mobilizedH6485 the ArameansH1130H758 and went upH5927 to AphekH663 to fightH4421 againstH5973 IsraelH3478. 27The IsraelitesH1121H3478 also mobilizedH6485, gathered suppliesH3557, and marched outH1980 to meet themH7122.

The IsraelitesH1121H3478 campedH2583 before themH5048 like twoH8147 small flocksH2835 of goatsH5795, while the ArameansH758 coveredH4390 the countrysideH776.

28Then the manH376 of GodH430 approachedH5066 the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 and saidH559, “This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559: ‘BecauseH3282 the ArameansH758 have said thatH559 the LORDH3068 is a godH430 of the hillsH2022 and notH3808 of the valleysH6010H1931, I will deliverH5414 allH3605 thisH2088 greatH1419 armyH1995 into your handH3027. Then you will knowH3045 thatH3588 IH589 am the LORDH3068.’”

29For sevenH7651 daysH3117 the armies campedH2583 opposite each otherH428H5227, andH1961 on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 the battleH4421 ensuedH7126, and the IsraelitesH1121H3478 struck downH5221 the ArameansH758—a hundredH3967 thousandH505 foot soldiersH7273 in oneH259 dayH3117.

30The rest of themH3498 fledH5127 intoH413 the cityH5892 of AphekH663, where the wallH2346 fellH5307 onH5921 twenty-sevenH6242H7651 thousandH505 of the remainingH3498 menH376. Ben-hadadH1130 also fledH5127 to the cityH5892 and hidH935 inH413 an inner roomH2315.