1 Kings 20:1 And Benhadad1130 the king4428 of Syria758 gathered6908 2794 all his host2428 together:6908 and there were thirty7970 and two8147 kings4428 with him, and horses,5483 and chariots:7393 and he went up5927 and besieged6696 Samaria,8111 and warred3898 against it. cr 2 And he sent7971 messengers4397 to Ahab256 king4428 of Israel3478 into the city,5892 and said559 unto him, Thus saith559 Benhadad,1130 cr 3 Thy silver3701 and thy gold2091 is mine; thy wives802 also and thy children,1121 even the goodliest,2896 are mine. cr 4 And the king4428 of Israel3478 answered6030 and said,559 My lord,113 O king,4428 according to thy saying,1697 I am thine, and all that I have. cr 5 And the messengers4397 came again,7725 and said,559 Thus speaketh559 Benhadad,1130 saying,559 Although I have sent7971 unto thee, saying,559 Thou shalt deliver5414 me thy silver,3701 and thy gold,2091 and thy wives,802 and thy children;1121 cr 6 Yet I will send7971 my servants5650 unto thee to morrow4279 about this time,6256 and they shall search2664 thine house,1004 and the houses1004 of thy servants;5650 and it shall be,1961 that whatsoever is pleasant4261{Heb. desirable} in thine eyes,5869 they shall put7760 it in their hand,3027 and take it away.3947 cr 7 Then the king4428 of Israel3478 called7121 all the elders2205 of the land,776 and said,559 Mark,3045 I pray you, and see7200 how this man seeketh1245 mischief:7451 for he sent7971 unto me for my wives,802 and for my children,1121 and for my silver,3701 and for my gold;2091 and I denied4513 him not.{Heb. I kept not back from him} cr 8 And all the elders2205 and all the people5971 said559 unto him, Hearken8085 not unto him, nor consent.14 cr 9 Wherefore he said559 unto the messengers4397 of Benhadad,1130 Tell559 my lord113 the king,4428 All that thou didst send7971 for to thy servant5650 at the first7223 I will do:6213 but this thing1697 I may3201 not do.6213 And the messengers4397 departed,3212 and brought7725 2794 him word1697 again.7725 cr 10 And Benhadad1130 sent7971 unto him, and said,559 The gods430 do so6213 unto me, and more also,3254 if the dust6083 of Samaria8111 shall suffice5606 for handfuls8168 for all the people5971 that follow7272 me.{Heb. are at my feet} cr 11 And the king4428 of Israel3478 answered6030 and said,559 Tell1696 him, Let not him that girdeth2296 on his harness boast1984 himself as he that putteth it off.6605 cr 12 And it came to pass, when Benhadad heard8085 this message,1697{Heb. word} as he was drinking,8354 he and the kings4428 in the pavilions,5521{Or, Tents} that he said559 unto his servants,5650 Set7760 yourselves in array.{Or, place the engins, and they placed engins} And they set7760 themselves in array against the city.5892 cr

1 Kings 20:13 And, behold, there came5066{Heb. approached} a259 prophet5030 unto Ahab256 king4428 of Israel,3478 saying,559 Thus saith559 the LORD,3068 Hast thou seen7200 all this great1419 multitude?1995 behold, I will deliver5414 it into thine hand3027 this day;3117 and thou shalt know3045 that I am the LORD.3068 cr 14 And Ahab256 said,559 By whom? And he said,559 Thus saith559 the LORD,3068 Even by the young men5288{Or, servants} of the princes8269 of the provinces.4082 Then he said,559 Who shall order631{Heb. bind, or, tie} the battle?4421 And he answered,559 Thou. cr 15 Then he numbered6485 the young men5288 of the princes8269 of the provinces,4082 and they were two8147 hundred3967 and thirty7970 two:8147 and after310 them he numbered6485 all the people,5971 even all the children1121 of Israel,3478 being seven7651 thousand.505 cr 16 And they went out3318 at noon.6672 But Benhadad1130 was drinking8354 himself drunk7910 in the pavilions,5521 he and the kings,4428 the thirty7970 and two8147 kings4428 that helped5826 him. cr 17 And the young men5288 of the princes8269 of the provinces4082 went out3318 first;7223 and Benhadad1130 sent out,7971 and they told5046 him, saying,559 There are men582 come out3318 of Samaria.8111 cr 18 And he said,559 Whether they be come out3318 for peace,7965 take8610 them alive;2416 or whether they be come out3318 for war,4421 take8610 them alive.2416 cr 19 So these young men5288 of the princes8269 of the provinces4082 came out3318 of the city,5892 and the army2428 which followed310 them. cr 20 And they slew5221 every one376 his man:376 and the Syrians758 fled;5127 and Israel3478 pursued7291 them: and Benhadad1130 the king4428 of Syria758 escaped4422 on an horse5483 with the horsemen.6571 cr 21 And the king4428 of Israel3478 went out,3318 and smote5221 the horses5483 and chariots,7393 and slew5221 the Syrians758 with a great1419 slaughter.4347 cr

1 Kings 20:22 And the prophet5030 came5066 to the king4428 of Israel,3478 and said559 unto him, Go,3212 strengthen2388 thyself, and mark,3045 and see7200 what thou doest:6213 for at the return8666 of the year8141 the king4428 of Syria758 will come up5927 against thee. cr

1 Kings 20:23 And the servants5650 of the king4428 of Syria758 said559 unto him, Their gods430 are gods430 of the hills;2022 therefore they were stronger2388 than we; but199 let us fight3898 against them in the plain,4334 and surely3808 we shall be stronger2388 than they. cr 24 And do6213 this thing,1697 Take5493 the kings4428 away, every man376 out of his place,4725 and put7760 captains6346 in their rooms: cr 25 And number4487 thee an army,2428 like the army2428 that thou hast lost,5307{Heb. that was fallen} horse5483 for horse,5483 and chariot7393 for chariot:7393 and we will fight3898 against854 them in the plain,4334 and surely we shall be stronger2388 than they. And he hearkened8085 unto their voice,6963 and did so.6213 cr 26 And it came to pass at the return8666 of the year,8141 that Benhadad1130 numbered6485 the Syrians,758 and went up5927 to Aphek,663 to fight4421 against Israel.3478{Heb. to the war with Israel} cr 27 And the children1121 of Israel3478 were numbered,6485 and were all present,3557{Or, were victualled} and went3212 against7125 them: and the children1121 of Israel3478 pitched2583 before them like two8147 little flocks2835 of kids;5795 but the Syrians758 filled4390 the country.776 cr

1 Kings 20:28 And there came5066 a man376 of God,430 and spake559 unto the king4428 of Israel,3478 and said,559 Thus saith559 the LORD,3068 Because the Syrians758 have said,559 The LORD3068 is God430 of the hills,2022 but he is not God430 of the valleys,6010 therefore will I deliver5414 all this great1419 multitude1995 into thine hand,3027 and ye shall know3045 that I am the LORD.3068 cr 29 And they pitched2583 one428 over against5227 the other428 seven7651 days.3117 And so it was, that in the seventh7637 day3117 the battle4421 was joined:7126 and the children1121 of Israel3478 slew5221 of the Syrians758 an hundred3967 thousand505 footmen7273 in one259 day.3117 cr 30 But the rest3498 fled5127 to Aphek,663 into the city;5892 and there a wall2346 fell5307 upon twenty6242 and seven7651 thousand505 of the men376 that were left.3498 And Benhadad1130 fled,5127 and came935 into the city,5892 into an inner2315 chamber.2315{Or, from chamber to chamber. Heb. into a chamber within a chamber} cr

1 Kings 20:31 And his servants5650 said559 unto him, Behold now, we have heard8085 that the kings4428 of the house1004 of Israel3478 are merciful2617 kings:4428 let us, I pray thee, put7760 sackcloth8242 on our loins,4975 and ropes2256 upon our heads,7218 and go out3318 to the king4428 of Israel:3478 peradventure he will save2421 thy life.5315 cr 32 So they girded2296 sackcloth8242 on their loins,4975 and put ropes2256 on their heads,7218 and came935 to the king4428 of Israel,3478 and said,559 Thy servant5650 Benhadad1130 saith,559 I pray thee, let me live.2421 5315 And he said,559 Is he yet alive?2416 he is my brother.251 cr 33 Now the men582 did diligently observe5172 whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily4116 catch2480 it: and they said,559 Thy brother251 Benhadad.1130 Then he said,559 Go935 ye, bring3947 him. Then Benhadad1130 came forth3318 to him; and he caused him to come up5927 into the chariot.4818 cr 34 And Benhadad said559 unto him, The cities,5892 which my father1 took3947 from thy father,1 I will restore;7725 and thou shalt make7760 streets2351 for thee in Damascus,1834 as my father1 made7760 in Samaria.8111 Then said Ahab, I will send thee away7971 with this covenant.1285 So he made3772 a covenant1285 with him, and sent him away.7971 cr

1 Kings 20:35 And a certain259 man376 of the sons1121 of the prophets5030 said559 unto his neighbour7453 in the word1697 of the LORD,3068 Smite5221 me, I pray thee. And the man376 refused3985 to smite5221 him. cr 36 Then said559 he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed8085 the voice6963 of the LORD,3068 behold, as soon as thou art departed1980 from me, a lion738 shall slay5221 thee. And as soon as he was departed3212 from him,681 a lion738 found4672 him, and slew5221 him. cr 37 Then he found4672 another312 man,376 and said,559 Smite5221 me, I pray thee. And the man376 smote5221 him, so that in smiting5221 he wounded6481 him.{Heb. smiting and wounding} cr 38 So the prophet5030 departed,3212 and waited5975 for the king4428 by the way,1870 and disguised2664 himself with ashes666 upon his face.5869 cr 39 And as the king4428 passed by,5674 he cried6817 unto the king:4428 and he said,559 Thy servant5650 went out3318 into the midst7130 of the battle;4421 and, behold, a man376 turned aside,5493 and brought935 a man376 unto me, and said,559 Keep8104 this man:376 if by any means6485 he be missing,6485 then shall thy life5315 be for his life,5315 or else thou shalt pay8254{Heb. weigh} a talent3603 of silver.3701 cr 40 And as thy servant5650 was busy6213 here and there, he was gone.369{Heb. he was not} And the king4428 of Israel3478 said559 unto him, So shall thy judgment4941 be; thyself hast decided2782 it. cr 41 And he hasted,4116 and took the ashes666 away5493 from his face;5869 and the king4428 of Israel3478 discerned5234 him that he was of the prophets.5030 cr 42 And he said559 unto him, Thus saith559 the LORD,3068 Because thou hast let go7971 out of thy hand3027 a man376 whom I appointed to utter destruction,2764 therefore thy life5315 shall go for his life,5315 and thy people5971 for his people.5971 cr 43 And the king4428 of Israel3478 went3212 to his house1004 heavy5620 and displeased,2198 and came935 to Samaria.8111 cr