Verse 12

1 Kings 20:12

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12 Now when this answer was given to Ben-hadad, he was drinking with the kings in the tents, and he said to his men, Take up your positions. So they put themselves in position for attacking the town.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יְהִ֗י כִּ/שְׁמֹ֨עַ֙ אֶת הַ/דָּבָ֣ר הַ/זֶּ֔ה וְ/ה֥וּא שֹׁתֶ֛ה ה֥וּא וְ/הַ/מְּלָכִ֖ים בַּ/סֻּכּ֑וֹת וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל עֲבָדָי/ו֙ שִׂ֔ימוּ וַ/יָּשִׂ֖ימוּ עַל הָ/עִֽיר

English Translation

And it came to pass when he heard this word, and he was drinking, he and the kings in the booths, and he said to his servants, "Set it," and they set it upon the city.

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Chapter 20 Context

1 Now Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got all his army together, and thirty-two kings with him, and horses an... Focus ↗

2 And he sent representatives into the town to Ahab, king of Israel; Focus ↗

3 And they said to him, Ben-hadad says, Your silver and your gold are mine; and your wives and childre... Focus ↗

4 And the king of Israel sent him an answer saying, As you say, my lord king, I am yours with all I ha... Focus ↗

5 Then the representatives came back again, and said, These are the words of Ben-hadad: I sent to you... Focus ↗

6 But I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, to make a search through your house and... Focus ↗

7 Then the king of Israel sent for all the responsible men of the land, and said, Now will you take no... Focus ↗

8 And all the responsible men and the people said to him, Do not give attention to him or do what he s... Focus ↗

9 So he said to the representatives of Ben-hadad, Say to my lord the king, All the orders you sent the... Focus ↗

10 Then Ben-hadad sent to him, saying, May the gods' punishment be on me if there is enough of the dust... Focus ↗

11 And the king of Israel said in answer, Say to him, The time for loud talk is not when a man is putti... Focus ↗

12 Now when this answer was given to Ben-hadad, he was drinking with the kings in the tents, and he sai...

13 Then a prophet came up to Ahab, king of Israel, and said, The Lord says, Have you seen all this grea... Focus ↗

14 And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, The Lord says, By the servants of the chiefs who are over the d... Focus ↗

15 Then he got together the servants of all the chiefs who were over the divisions of the land, two hun... Focus ↗

16 And in the middle of the day they went out. But Ben-hadad was drinking in the tents with the thirty-... Focus ↗

17 And the servants of the chiefs who were over the divisions of the land went forward first; and when... Focus ↗

18 And he said, If they have come out for peace, take them living, and if they have come out for war, t... Focus ↗

19 So the servants of the chiefs of the divisions of the land went out of the town, with the army comin... Focus ↗

20 And every one of them put his man to death, and the Aramaeans went in flight with Israel after them;... Focus ↗

21 And the king of Israel went out and took the horses and the war-carriages, and made great destructio... Focus ↗

22 Then the prophet came up to the king of Israel, and said to him, Now make yourself strong, and take... Focus ↗

23 Then the king of Aram's servants said to him, Their god is a god of the hills; that is why they were... Focus ↗

24 This is what you have to do: take away the kings from their positions, and put captains in their pla... Focus ↗

25 And get together another army like the one which came to destruction, horse for horse, and carriage... Focus ↗

26 So, a year later, Ben-hadad got the Aramaeans together and went up to Aphek to make war on Israel. Focus ↗

27 And the children of Israel got themselves together, and food was made ready and they went against th... Focus ↗

28 And a man of God (Elohim) came up and said to the king of Israel, The Lord says, Because the Aramaea... Focus ↗

29 Now the two armies kept their positions facing one another for seven days. And on the seventh day th... Focus ↗

30 But the rest went in flight to Aphek, into the town, where a wall came down on the twenty-seven thou... Focus ↗

31 Then his servants said to him, It is said that the kings of Israel are full of mercy: let us then pu... Focus ↗

32 So they put on haircloth, and cords on their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, Your se... Focus ↗

33 Now the men took it as a sign, and quickly took up his words; and they said, Ben-hadad is your broth... Focus ↗

34 And Ben-hadad said to him, The towns my father took from your father I will give back; and you may m... Focus ↗

35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbour by the word of the Lord, Give me... Focus ↗

36 Then he said to him, Because you have not given ear to the voice of the Lord, straight away when you... Focus ↗

37 Then he came across another man, and said, Give me a wound. And the man gave him a blow wounding him... Focus ↗

38 So the prophet went away, and pulling his head-band over his eyes to keep his face covered, took his... Focus ↗

39 And when the king went by, crying out to him he said, Your servant went out into the fight; and a ma... Focus ↗

40 But while your servant was turning this way and that, he was gone. Then the king of Israel said to h... Focus ↗

41 Then he quickly took the head-band from his eyes; and the king of Israel saw that he was one of the... Focus ↗

42 And he said to him, These are the words of the Lord: Because you have let go from your hands the man... Focus ↗

43 Then the king of Israel went back to his house, bitter and angry, and came to Samaria. Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 20 (43 verses)
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