1 Kings 20
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1 Kings 20:13-21

13Now beholdH2009, a prophetH5030 approachedH5066 AhabH256 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 and saidH559, “ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, ‘Have you seenH7200 allH3605 thisH2088 greatH1419 multitudeH1995? BeholdH2009, 1I will deliverH5414 them into your handH3027 todayH3117, and 2you shall knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068.’” 14AhabH256 saidH559, “By whomH4310?” So he saidH559, “ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, ‘By the youngH5288 menH5288 of the rulersH8269 of the provincesH4082.’” Then he saidH559, “WhoH4310 shall 3beginH631 the battleH4421?” And he 4answeredH559, “You.” 15Then he musteredH6485 the youngH5288 menH5288 of the rulersH8269 of the provincesH4082, and there were 232H3967H8147H7970; and afterH310 them he musteredH6485 allH3605 the peopleH5971, even allH3605 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, 7,000H7651H505.

16They wentH3318 out at noonH6672, while 5Ben-hadadH1130 was drinkingH8354 himself drunkH7910 in the 6temporaryH5521 sheltersH5521 7with the thirty-twoH7970H8147 kingsH4428 who helpedH5826 him. 17The youngH5288 menH5288 of the rulersH8269 of the provincesH4082 wentH3318 out firstH7223; and Ben-hadadH1130 sentH7971 out and they toldH5046 him, sayingH559, “MenH376 have comeH3318 out from SamariaH8111.” 188Then he saidH559, “IfH518 they have comeH3318 out for peaceH7965, takeH8610 them aliveH2416; or ifH518 they have comeH3318 out for warH4421, takeH8610 them aliveH2416.”

19So theseH428 wentH3318 out from the cityH5892, the youngH5288 menH5288 of the rulersH8269 of the provincesH4082, and the armyH2428 whichH834 followedH310 them. 20They 9killedH5221 eachH376 his manH376; and the ArameansH758 fledH5127 and IsraelH3478 pursuedH7291 them, and Ben-hadadH1130 kingH4428 of AramH758 escapedH4422 on a horseH5483 with horsemenH6571. 21The kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 wentH3318 out and 10struckH5221 the horsesH5483 and chariotsH7393, and 11killedH5221 the ArameansH758 with a greatH1419 slaughterH4347.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 20:13 1 Kin 20:28 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 20:13 1 Kin 18:36 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 20:14 Lit bind ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 20:14 Lit said ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 20:16 1 Kin 16:9; 20:12; Prov 20:1 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 20:16 Or booths ↩
  7. 7. 1 Kings 20:16 Lit he and the 32 kings ↩
  8. 8. 1 Kings 20:18 2 Kin 14:8-12 ↩
  9. 9. 1 Kings 20:20 Lit smote ↩
  10. 10. 1 Kings 20:21 Lit smote ↩
  11. 11. 1 Kings 20:21 Lit smote ↩

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