New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 20:1-21

1NowBen-hadadH1130,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758,gatheredקָבַץ֙ka.VatzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605his armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428, and there werethirty-twoוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.lo.Shim u.she.Na.yimH7970 H8147kingsמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428with him, and horsesוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483and chariotsוָרָ֑כֶבva.Ra.khevH7393.And he wentH5927upH5927andbesiegedוַיָּ֙צַר֙ עַל־vai.Ya.tzar 'al-H6696 H5921Samariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against it.

2Then he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to the cityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892to Ahabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541Ben-hadadH1130saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:

3‘Your silverכַּסְפְּךָ֥kas.pe.KhaH3701and your goldוּֽזְהָבְךָ֖u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091are mine; your most beautifulהַטּוֹבִ֖יםha.to.VimH2896wivesוְנָשֶׁ֧יךָve.na.Shei.khaH802and childrenוּבָנֶ֛יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121are also mine.’”

4And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478repliedוַיַּ֤עַן וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Ya.'an vai.Yo.merH6030 H559, “Asyou sayכִּדְבָרְךָ֖kid.va.re.KhaH1697,my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;I am yours, as well as allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that I have.”

5Then the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and saidH559, “Ben-hadadH1130saysH559thisכֹּֽה־koh-H3541: ‘I did indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588sendשָׁלַ֤חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971wordto you, saying, “You shall giveתִתֵּֽן׃ti.TenH5414me your silverכַּסְפְּךָ֧kas.pe.KhaH3701,your goldוּזְהָבְךָ֛u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091,your wivesוְנָשֶׁ֥יךָve.na.Shei.khaH802,and your childrenוּבָנֶ֖יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121”;

6but about this timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256tomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279I will sendאֶשְׁלַ֤ח'esh.LachH7971my servantsעֲבָדַי֙'a.va.DaiH5650to you, and they will searchוְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ve.chi.pe.SuH2664your houseבֵּ֣יתְךָ֔bei.te.khaH1004and the housesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of your servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650;and they will takeיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760in their handsבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that is pleasingמַחְמַ֣דmach.MadH4261to your eyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,and takeוְלָקָֽחוּ׃ve.la.Ka.chuH3947it allawayH3947.’”

7Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478summonedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994beH3045awareH3045andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200that thisזֶ֣הzehH2088man is lookingH1245forH1245troubleH7463;for he sentשָׁלַ֨חsha.LachH7971me his demandfor my wivesלְנָשַׁ֤יle.na.ShaiH802,my childrenוּלְבָנַי֙u.le.va.NaiH1121,my silverוּלְכַסְפִּ֣יu.le.khas.PiH3701,and my goldוְלִזְהָבִ֔יve.liz.ha.ViH2091,and I did not refuseמָנַ֖עְתִּיma.Na'.tiH4513him.”

8Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Do not listenתִּשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085norוְל֥וֹאve.Lo'H3808consentתֹאבֶֽה׃to.VehH14.”

9So he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the messengersלְמַלְאֲכֵ֣יle.mal.'a.KheiH4397of Ben-hadadH1130, “Tellאִמְר֞וּ'im.RuH559my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, ‘Everythingכֹּל֩kolH3605that you sentשָׁלַ֨חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971as a demandto your servantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650at the firstבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223,I will doאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213;but thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088thingוְהַדָּבָ֣רve.ha.da.VarH1697I cannotלֹ֥א אוּכַ֖לlo' 'u.KhalH3201 H3808doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213.’”Then the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397departedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980,and broughtH7725him wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697againH7725.

10Ben-hadadH1130sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971wordto him and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Maythe godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשׂ֥וּןya.'a.SunH6213soכֹּֽה־koh-H3541to me and moreיוֹסִ֑פוּyo.Si.fuH3254soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541,ifאִם־'im-H518the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111will be enoughH8230for handfulsלִשְׁעָלִ֕יםlish.'a.LimH8168for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834followבְּרַגְלָֽי׃be.rag.LaiH7272me.”

11Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478repliedוַיַּ֤עַן וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Ya.'an vai.Yo.merH6030 H559, “Tellדַּבְּר֔וּda.be.RuH1696him, ‘He who strapsH2296onH2296his weaponshad better not boastיִתְהַלֵּ֥לyit.ha.LelH1984like one who takesH6605themoffH6605.’”

12And when Ben-hadadheardכִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙kish.Mo.a'H8085thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088messageהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, whilehe was drinkingשֹׁתֶ֛הsho.TehH8354with the kingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֖יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428in thetemporaryH5521sheltersH5521,he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650, “TakeH7760yourpositionsH7760.”So they tookH7760theirpositionsH7760againstעַל־'al-H5921the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

13Now beholdH2009,a prophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030approachedנִגַּשׁ֮ni.GashH5066Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Have you seenהְֽרָאִ֔יתָhe.ra.'I.taH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419multitudeהֶהָמ֥וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995?BeholdH2009,I am going to handבְיָֽדְךָ֙ve.ya.de.KhaH5414 H3027them overH5414to you todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, andyou shall knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֖ve.ya.da'.TaH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.’”

14But Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “By whomבְּמִ֔יbe.MiH4310?”So he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thisכֹּֽה־koh-H3541: ‘By the youngבְּנַעֲרֵ֖יbe.na.'a.ReiH5288menH5288of the leadersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082.’”Then he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310will beginיֶאְסֹ֥רye'.SorH631the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421?”And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You will.”

15So he musteredוַיִּפְקֹ֗דvai.yif.KodH6485the youngנַעֲרֵי֙na.'a.ReiH5288menH5288of the leadersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֔וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082,and there were 232מָאתַ֖יִם שְׁנַ֣יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםma.Ta.yim she.Na.yim u.she.lo.ShimH3967 H8147 H7970;and afterוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them he musteredפָּקַ֧דpa.KadH6485allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971,allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505.

16They wentH3318outH3318at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672, whileBen-hadadH1130was drinkingשֹׁתֶ֨הsho.TehH8354himself drunkשִׁכּ֜וֹרshi.KorH7910in thetemporaryH5521sheltersH5521with the thirty-twoשְׁלֹשִֽׁים־ וּשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.lo.shim- u.she.Na.yimH7970 H8147kingsH4428who were helpingעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826him.

17The youngנַעֲרֵ֛יna.'a.ReiH5288menH5288of the leadersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֖וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082wentH3318outH3318firstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223;and Ben-hadadH1130sentH7971outH7971scouts,and they reportedוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “MenH376have comeH3318outH3318from Samariaמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃mi.sho.me.RonH8111.”

18Then he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518they have comeיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318outH3318for peaceלְשָׁל֥וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,takeתִּפְשׂ֣וּםtif.SumH8610them aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416;or ifוְאִ֧םve.'ImH518they have comeיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318outH3318for warלְמִלְחָמָ֛הle.mil.cha.MahH4421,takeתִּפְשֽׂוּם׃tif.SumH8610them aliveחַיִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416as well.”

19So theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428menwentH3318outH3318from the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,the youngנַעֲרֵ֖יna.'a.ReiH5288menH5288of the leadersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082,and the armyוְהַחַ֖יִלve.ha.Cha.yilH2428whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834followedאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

20And theykilledוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221,eachH376oneH376,his manH376;and the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758fledוַיָּנֻ֣סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֖םvai.yir.de.FemH7291them, and Ben-hadadH1130the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422on a horseס֖וּסsusH5483with horsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571.

21The kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478also wentH3318outH3318and struckוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the horsesהַסּ֖וּסha.SusH5483and chariotsהָרָ֑כֶבha.Ra.khevH7393, andkilledוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221the Arameansבַאֲרָ֖םva.'a.RamH758in a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347.

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