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|1 Reyes 20:11|
The king of Israel answered, “Tell him: `One who puts on his armour should not boast like one who takes it off.’“
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|1 Reyes 20:12|
Ben-Hadad heard this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents, [Or in Succoth; also in verse 16] and he ordered his men: “Prepare to attack.” So they prepared to attack the city.
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|1 Reyes 20:13|
Meanwhile a prophet came to Ahab king of Israel and announced, “This is what the LORD says: `Do you see this vast army? I will give it into your hand today, and then you will know that I am the LORD.’“
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|1 Reyes 20:14|
“But who will do this?” asked Ahab. The prophet replied, “This is what the LORD says: `The young officers of the provincial commanders will do it.’“ “And who will start the battle?” he asked. The prophet answered, “You will.”
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|1 Reyes 20:15|
So Ahab summoned the young officers of the provincial commanders, 232 men. Then he assembled the rest of the Israelites, 7,000 in all.
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|1 Reyes 20:16|
They set out at noon while Ben-Hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.
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|1 Reyes 20:17|
The young officers of the provincial commanders went out first. Now Ben-Hadad had dispatched scouts, who reported, “Men are advancing from Samaria.”
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|1 Reyes 20:18|
He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; if they have come out for war, take them alive.”
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|1 Reyes 20:19|
The young officers of the provincial commanders marched out of the city with the army behind them
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|1 Reyes 20:20|
and each one struck down his opponent. At that, the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-Hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with some of his horsemen.
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