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And Ahab said , "
By whom ?"
He said , "
Thus says the LORD ,
By the servants of the governors of the districts ."
Then he said , "
Who shall begin the battle ?"
He answered , "
You ."
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Then he mustered the servants of the governors of the districts ,
and they were two hundred and thirty-two ;
and after them he mustered all the people of Israel ,
seven thousand .
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And they went out at noon ,
while Ben-ha '
dad was drinking himself drunk in the booths ,
he and the thirty-two kings who helped him .
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The servants of the governors of the districts went out first .
And Ben-ha '
dad sent out scouts ,
and they reported to him , "
Men are coming out from Sama '
ria ."
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He said , "
If they have come out for peace ,
take them alive ;
or if they have come out for war ,
take them alive ."
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So these went out of the city ,
the servants of the governors of the districts ,
and the army which followed them .
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And each killed his man ;
the Syrians fled and Israel pursued them ,
but Ben-ha '
dad king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen .
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And the king of Israel went out ,
and captured the horses and chariots ,
and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter .
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Then the prophet came near to the king of Israel ,
and said to him , "
Come ,
strengthen yourself ,
and consider well what you have to do ;
for in the spring the king of Syria will come up against you ."