1 Kings 20
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1 Kings 20:26-34

26And it came to pass, at the returnH8666 of the yearH8141, that Ben-HadadH1130 numbered the Syrians, and wentH5927 up to AphekH663, to fight against IsraelH3478.

27And the children of IsraelH3478 were numbered and victualled, and they went against them; and the children of IsraelH3478 encampedH2583 before them like twoH8147 little flocks of goatsH5795; but the Syrians filledH4390 the landH776.

28And the manH376 of 1GodH430 drewH5066 near, and spoke to the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 and saidH559, ThusH3541 saith Jehovah: Because the Syrians have saidH559, Jehovah is a 2godH430 of the mountainsH2022, but he is not a 3godH430 of the valleysH6010, I will giveH5414 all this greatH1419 multitudeH1995 into thy handH3027, and ye shall knowH3045 that I am Jehovah.

29And they encampedH2583 oneH259 over against the other sevenH7651 daysH3117; and it came to pass that on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 the battleH4421 wasH1961 joined; and the children of IsraelH3478 smote of the Syrians a hundredH3967 thousandH505 footmen in oneH259 dayH3117.

30And the rest fledH5127 to AphekH663, into the cityH5892; and the wallH2346 fellH5307 on twenty-seven thousandH505 menH376 of them that were leftH3498. And Ben-HadadH1130 fledH5127, and cameH935 into the cityH5892, [from] chamberH2315 to chamberH2315.

31And his servantsH5650 saidH559 to him, Behold now, we have heardH8085 that the kingsH4428 of the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 are merciful kingsH4428: let us, I pray thee, putH7760 sackclothH8242 on our loinsH4975, and ropesH2256 upon our headsH7218, and goH3318 out to the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478; perhapsH194 he will save thy lifeH5315.

32And they girdedH2296 sackclothH8242 on their loinsH4975, and ropesH2256 on their headsH7218, and cameH935 to the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478, and saidH559, Thy servantH5650 Ben-HadadH1130 saysH559, I pray thee, let me liveH2421. And he saidH559, Is he yetH5750 aliveH2416? he is my brotherH251.

33And the menH376 tookH3947 it as a good omen, and hastenedH4116 to catch what cameH935 from him, and they saidH559, Thy brotherH251 Ben-HadadH1130. ...And he saidH559, GoH3318, bringH935 him. And Ben-HadadH1130 cameH935 forthH3318 to him; and he caused him to comeH935 up into the chariotH4818.

34And [Ben-Hadad] saidH559 to him, The citiesH5892 that my fatherH1 tookH3947 from thy fatherH1 I will restoreH7725; and thou shalt makeH7760 streetsH2351 for thyself in DamascusH1834, as my fatherH1 madeH3772 in SamariaH8111. And I [saidH559 Ahab] will sendH7971 thee awayH7971 with this covenantH1285. So he madeH3772 a covenantH1285 with him, and sentH7971 him awayH7971.

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  1. 1. 1 Kings 20:28 20.28 Elohim ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 20:28 20.28 Elohim ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 20:28 20.28 Elohim ↩

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