Verse 20

1 Kings 20:20

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20 And every one of them put his man to death, and the Aramaeans went in flight with Israel after them; and Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got away safely on a horse with his horsemen.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יַּכּוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אִישׁ֔/וֹ וַ/יָּנֻ֣סוּ אֲרָ֔ם וַֽ/יִּרְדְּפֵ֖/ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַ/יִּמָּלֵ֗ט בֶּן הֲדַד֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם עַל ס֖וּס וּ/פָרָשִֽׁים

English Translation

And they struck each man his fellow, and Aram fled, and Israel pursued, and Ben-Hadad, the king of Aram, escaped on a horse and horsemen.

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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... Focus ↗

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;...

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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