Verse 16

1 Kings 20:16

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16 The young officers of the district commanders took the lead. The scouts Ben-hadad had sent out came and reported to him, “Enemy soldiers are advancing from Samaria.”

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֵּצְא֖וּ בַּֽ/צָּהֳרָ֑יִם וּ/בֶן הֲדַד֩ שֹׁתֶ֨ה שִׁכּ֜וֹר בַּ/סֻּכּ֗וֹת ה֧וּא וְ/הַ/מְּלָכִ֛ים שְׁלֹשִֽׁים וּ/שְׁנַ֥יִם מֶ֖לֶךְ עֹזֵ֥ר אֹתֽ/וֹ

English Translation

And they went out at noon, and Ben Hadad was drinking drunk in the booths, he and the thirty-two kings who helped him.

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Chapter 20 Context

1 Ben-hadad, king of Aram, called up his entire army. Together with thirty-two kings and their assembl... Focus ↗

2 He sent messengers to Ahab, king of Israel, in the city to tell him, “This is what Ben-hadad says: Focus ↗

3 Your silver and gold belong to me now, and your best wives and children also belong to me!” Focus ↗

4 “It's as you say, my lord the king,” the king of Israel replied. “I am yours, as well as everything... Focus ↗

5 The messengers returned and said, “This is what Ben-hadad says: I have sent you a message demanding... Focus ↗

6 But around this time tomorrow I'm going to send my men to search your palace and the homes of your o... Focus ↗

7 The king of Israel called all the elders of the land and told them, “Look how this man is trying to... Focus ↗

8 All the elders and all the people present responded, “Don't listen to him. Don't agree to his demand... Focus ↗

9 So the king told Ben-hadad's messengers, “Tell my lord the king: Everything you demanded at first yo... Focus ↗

10 Ben-hadad responded to him, “May the gods do as much to me and more if there remains enough dust in... Focus ↗

11 The king of Israel replied, “Tell him this: A man putting on his armor should not brag like one who... Focus ↗

12 Ben-hadad received this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents. He immediately... Focus ↗

13 At the same time a prophet came up to Ahab, king of Israel, and told him, “This is what the Lord say... Focus ↗

14 “But who's going to do this?” Ahab asked. The prophet answered, “This is what the Lord says: It will... Focus ↗

15 So Ahab called up the 232 young officers of the district commanders, and assembled the 7,000 soldier... Focus ↗

16 The young officers of the district commanders took the lead. The scouts Ben-hadad had sent out came...

17 “If they're coming in peace, take them alive,” he ordered. “If they're coming to attack, take them a... Focus ↗

18 The young officers of the district commanders advanced from the city, followed by the army. Focus ↗

19 Each man killed his opponent, and the Arameans ran away. The Israelites chased them, but Ben-hadad,... Focus ↗

20 Then the king of Israel came out and attacked the horses and chariots. He inflicted a great defeat o... Focus ↗

21 Later on the prophet came to the king of Israel and told him, “Go and reinforce your defenses, and c... Focus ↗

22 In the meantime the king of Aram's officers told him, “Their gods are gods of the mountains. That's... Focus ↗

23 You should do this: remove each of the kings from their positions and replace them with commanders. Focus ↗

24 You also have to raise another army to replace the one you lost—horse for horse, chariot for chariot... Focus ↗

25 The Israelite army was also called up and provided with supplies. They went to confront the Arameans... Focus ↗

26 Then the man of God (Elohim) came to the king of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says: Becau... Focus ↗

27 The armies camped opposite each other for seven days. On the seventh day the battle took place. The... Focus ↗

28 The rest ran away to the town of Aphek, where a wall collapsed on 27,000 of those that remained. Ben... Focus ↗

29 Ben-hadad's officers said to him, “Look, we've heard that the Israelite kings are merciful. Let's su... Focus ↗

30 So wearing sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads, they went and surrendered to the... Focus ↗

31 The men thought this was a good sign and they immediately took the king at his word, saying, “Yes, B... Focus ↗

32 Ben-hadad said to him, “I will return the towns my father took from your father, and you can organiz... Focus ↗

33 Following a message he received from the Lord, one of the sons of the prophets said to his colleague... Focus ↗

34 So the prophet told him, “Since you have not done what the Lord said, once you leave me a lion is go... Focus ↗

35 The prophet found another man and said, “Please hit me!” So the man hit him, wounding him. Focus ↗

36 Then the prophet went and stood beside the road, waiting for the king. He had disguised himself with... Focus ↗

37 As the king was passing by, he shouted out to the king: “Your servant had gone out fighting right in... Focus ↗

38 But while your servant was busy with other things, the man got away.” “So that will be your punishme... Focus ↗

39 Then the prophet quickly took off the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized he wa... Focus ↗

40 He told the king, “This is what the Lord says: You have let go a man I had decided should die. There... Focus ↗

41 The king of Israel went home to Samaria, sulking and infuriated. Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 1 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 20 (41 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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