1 Kings 20:13-30

13Now behold, a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel, and said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, 1I am going to hand them over to you today, and 2you shall know that I am the Lord.’” 14But Ahab said, “By whom?” So he said, “The Lord says this: ‘By the young men of the leaders of the provinces.’” Then he said, “Who will begin the battle?” And he said, “You will.” 15So he mustered the young men of the leaders of the provinces, and there were 232; and after them he mustered all the people, all the sons of Israel: seven thousand.

16They went out at noon, while 3Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the 4temporary shelters 5with the thirty-two kings who were helping him. 17The young men of the leaders of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out scouts, and they reported to him, saying, “Men have come out from Samaria.” 186Then he said, “If they have come out 7for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive as well.”

19So these men went out from the city, the young men of the leaders of the provinces, and the army which followed them. 20And they 8killed, each one, his man; and the Arameans fled and Israel pursued them, and Ben-hadad the king of Aram escaped on a horse with horsemen. 21The king of Israel also went out and struck the horses and chariots, and 9killed the Arameans in a great slaughter.

22Then 10the prophet approached the king of Israel and said to him, “Go, show yourself courageous and be aware and see what you have to do; for 11at 12the turn of the year the king of Aram will march against you.”

23Now the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “13Their gods are gods of the mountains; for that reason they were stronger than we. But let us fight them in the plain, and we will certainly be stronger than they. 24Carry out this 14plan: remove the kings, each from his place, and put governors in their place, 25and 15muster an army like the army that you have lost, horse for horse and chariot for chariot. Then we will fight against them in the plain, and we will certainly be stronger than they.” And he listened to their voice and did so.

26So 16at 17the turn of the year Ben-hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to 18Aphek to fight against Israel. 27And the sons of Israel were mustered and given provisions, and they went to meet them; and the sons of Israel camped opposite them like two little flocks of goats, 19while the Arameans filled the country. 28Then 20a man of God approached and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Since the Arameans have said, “21The Lord is a god of mountains, but He is not a god of valleys,” therefore 22I will hand over to you all this great multitude, and you shall know that I am the Lord.’” 29So they camped, one opposite the other, for seven days. And on the seventh day the battle was joined, and the sons of Israel 23killed of the Arameans a hundred thousand foot soldiers in a single day. 30But the rest fled to 24Aphek into the city, and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men who were left. And Ben-hadad fled and came into the city, going from one 25inner room to another.