strkjv@1Kings:20:1
@ And
Benhadad
Ben- the
king
of
Syria
gathered
all his
host
together
: and there were
thirty
and
two
kings
with him, and
horses
, and
chariots
: and he went
up
and
besieged
Samaria
, and
warred
against it.
strkjv@1Kings:20:2
@ And he
sent
messengers
to
Ahab
king
of
Israel
into the
city
, and
said
unto him, Thus
saith
Benhadad
Ben-,
strkjv@1Kings:20:3
@ Thy
silver
and thy
gold
is mine; thy
wives
also and thy
children
, even the
goodliest
, are mine.
strkjv@1Kings:20:4
@ And the
king
of
Israel
answered
and
said
, My
lord
, O
king
, according to thy
saying
, I am thine, and all that I have.
strkjv@1Kings:20:5
@ And the
messengers
came
again
, and
said
, Thus
speaketh
Benhadad
Ben-,
saying
, Although I have
sent
unto thee,
saying
, Thou shalt
deliver
me thy
silver
, and thy
gold
, and thy
wives
, and thy
children
;
strkjv@1Kings:20:6
@ Yet I will
send
my
servants
unto thee to
morrow
about this
time
, and they shall
search
thine
house
, and the
houses
of thy
servants
; and it shall
be
, that whatsoever is
pleasant
in thine
eyes
, they shall
put
it in their
hand
, and take it
away
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:7
@ Then the
king
of
Israel
called
all the
elders
of the
land
, and
said
,
Mark
, I pray you, and
see
how this man
seeketh
mischief
: for he
sent
unto me for my
wives
, and for my
children
, and for my
silver
, and for my
gold
; and I
denied
him not.
strkjv@1Kings:20:8
@ And all the
elders
and all the
people
said
unto him,
Hearken
not unto him, nor
consent
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:9
@ Wherefore he
said
unto the
messengers
of
Benhadad
Ben-,
Tell
my
lord
the
king
, All that thou didst
send
for to thy
servant
at the
first
I will
do
: but this
thing
I
may
not
do
. And the
messengers
departed
, and
brought
him
word
again
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:10
@ And
Benhadad
Ben-
sent
unto him, and
said
, The
gods
do
so
unto me, and more
also
, if the
dust
of
Samaria
shall
suffice
for
handfuls
for all the
people
that
follow
me.
strkjv@1Kings:20:11
@ And the
king
of
Israel
answered
and
said
,
Tell
him, Let not him that
girdeth
on his harness
boast
himself as he that putteth it
off
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:12
@ And it came to pass, when Benhadad
heard
this
message
, as he was
drinking
, he and the
kings
in the
pavilions
, that he
said
unto his
servants
,
Set
yourselves in array. And they
set
themselves in array against the
city
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:13
@ And, behold, there
came
a
prophet
unto
Ahab
king
of
Israel
,
saying
, Thus
saith
the
LORD
, Hast thou
seen
all this
great
multitude
? behold, I will
deliver
it into thine
hand
this
day
; and thou shalt
know
that I am the
LORD
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:14
@ And
Ahab
said
, By whom? And he
said
, Thus
saith
the
LORD
, Even by the young
men
of the
princes
of the
provinces
. Then he
said
, Who shall
order
the
battle
? And he
answered
, Thou.
strkjv@1Kings:20:15
@ Then he
numbered
the young
men
of the
princes
of the
provinces
, and they were
two
hundred
and
thirty
two
: and
after
them he
numbered
all the
people
, even all the
children
of
Israel
, being
seven
thousand
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:16
@ And they went
out
at
noon
. But
Benhadad
Ben- was
drinking
himself
drunk
in the
pavilions
, he and the
kings
, the
thirty
and
two
kings
that
helped
him.
strkjv@1Kings:20:17
@ And the young
men
of the
princes
of the
provinces
went
out
first
; and
Benhadad
Ben- sent
out
, and they
told
him,
saying
, There are
men
come
out
of
Samaria
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:18
@ And he
said
, Whether they be come
out
for
peace
,
take
them
alive
; or whether they be come
out
for
war
,
take
them
alive
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:19
@ So these young
men
of the
princes
of the
provinces
came
out
of the
city
, and the
army
which
followed
them.
strkjv@1Kings:20:20
@ And they
slew
every
one
his
man
: and the
Syrians
fled
; and
Israel
pursued
them: and
Benhadad
Ben- the
king
of
Syria
escaped
on an
horse
with the
horsemen
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:21
@ And te
king
of
Israel
went
out
, and
smote
the
horses
and
chariots
, and
slew
the
Syrians
with a
great
slaughter
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:22
@ And the
prophet
came
to the
king
of
Israel
, and
said
unto him,
Go
,
strengthen
thyself, and
mark
, and
see
what thou
doest
: for at the
return
of the
year
the
king
of
Syria
will come
up
against thee.
strkjv@1Kings:20:23
@ And the
servants
of the
king
of
Syria
said
unto him, Their
gods
are
gods
of the
hills
; therefore they were
stronger
than we;
but
let us
fight
against them in the
plain
, and
surely
we shall be
stronger
than they.
strkjv@1Kings:20:24
@ And
do
this
thing
,
Take
the
kings
away, every
man
out of his
place
, and
put
captains
in their rooms:
strkjv@1Kings:20:25
@ And
number
thee an
army
, like the
army
that thou hast
lost
,
horse
for
horse
, and
chariot
for
chariot
: and we will
fight
against
them in the
plain
, and surely we shall be
stronger
than they. And he
hearkened
unto their
voice
, and did
so
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:26
@ And it came to pass at the
return
of the
year
, that
Benhadad
Ben-
numbered
the
Syrians
, and went
up
to
Aphek
, to
fight
against
Israel
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:27
@ And the
children
of
Israel
were
numbered
, and were all
present
, and
went
against
them: and the
children
of
Israel
pitched
before them like
two
little
flocks
of
kids
; but the
Syrians
filled
the
country
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:28
@ And there
came
a
man
of
God
, and
spake
unto the
king
of
Israel
, and
said
, Thus
saith
the
LORD
, Because the
Syrians
have
said
, The
LORD
is
God
of the
hills
, but he is not
God
of the
valleys
, therefore will I
deliver
all this
great
multitude
into thine
hand
, and ye shall
know
that I am the
LORD
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:29
@ And they
pitched
one
el- over
against
the
other
el-
seven
days
. And so it was, that in the
seventh
day
the
battle
was
joined
: and the
children
of
Israel
slew
of the
Syrians
an
hundred
thousand
footmen
in
one
day
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:30
@ But the
rest
fled
to
Aphek
, into the
city
; and there a
wall
fell
upon
twenty
and
seven
thousand
of the
men
that were
left
. And
Benhadad
Ben-
fled
, and
came
into the
city
, into an
inner
chamber
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:31
@ And his
servants
said
unto him, Behold now, we have
heard
that the
kings
of the
house
of
Israel
are
merciful
kings
: let us, I pray thee,
put
sackcloth
on our
loins
, and
ropes
upon our
heads
, and go
out
to the
king
of
Israel
: peradventure he will
save
thy
life
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:32
@ So they
girded
sackcloth
on their
loins
, and put
ropes
on their
heads
, and
came
to the
king
of
Israel
, and
said
, Thy
servant
Benhadad
Ben-
saith
, I pray thee, let me
live
. And he
said
, Is he yet
alive
? he is my
brother
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:33
@ Now the
men
did diligently
observe
whether any thing would come from him, and did
hastily
catch
it: and they
said
, Thy
brother
Benhadad
Ben-. Then he
said
,
Go
ye,
bring
him. Then
Benhadad
Ben- came
forth
to him; and he caused him to come
up
into the
chariot
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:34
@ And Benhadad
said
unto him, The
cities
, which my
father
took
from thy
father
, I will
restore
; and thou shalt
make
streets
for thee in
Damascus
, as my
father
made
in
Samaria
. Then said Ahab, I will send thee
away
with this
covenant
. So he
made
a
covenant
with him, and sent him
away
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:35
@ And a
certain
man
of the
sons
of the
prophets
said
unto his
neighbour
in the
word
of the
LORD
,
Smite
me, I pray thee. And the
man
refused
to
smite
him.
strkjv@1Kings:20:36
@ Then
said
he unto him, Because thou hast not
obeyed
the
voice
of the
LORD
, behold, as soon as thou art
departed
from me, a
lion
shall
slay
thee. And as soon as he was
departed
from
him
, a
lion
found
him, and
slew
him.
strkjv@1Kings:20:37
@ Then he
found
another
man
, and
said
,
Smite
me, I pray thee. And the
man
smote
him, so that in
smiting
he
wounded
him.
strkjv@1Kings:20:38
@ So the
prophet
departed
, and
waited
for the
king
by the
way
, and
disguised
himself with
ashes
upon his
face
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:39
@ And as the
king
passed
by
, he
cried
unto the
king
: and he
said
, Thy
servant
went
out
into the
midst
of the
battle
; and, behold, a
man
turned
aside
, and
brought
a
man
unto me, and
said
,
Keep
this
man
: if by any
means
he be
missing
, then shall thy
life
be for his
life
, or else thou shalt
pay
a
talent
of
silver
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:40
@ And as thy
servant
was
busy
here and there, he was
gone
. And the
king
of
Israel
said
unto him, So shall thy
judgment
be; thyself hast
decided
it.
strkjv@1Kings:20:41
@ And he
hasted
, and took the
ashes
away
from his
face
; and the
king
of
Israel
discerned
him that he was of the
prophets
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:42
@ And he
said
unto him, Thus
saith
the
LORD
, Because thou hast let
go
out of thy
hand
a
man
whom I appointed to utter
destruction
, therefore thy
life
shall go for his
life
, and thy
people
for his
people
.
strkjv@1Kings:20:43
@ And the
king
of
Israel
went
to his
house
heavy
and
displeased
, and
came
to
Samaria
.
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