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1. And Ben-hadad[H1130] the king[H4428] of Syria[H758] gathered all his host together:[H6908] [H853] [H3605] [H2428] and there were thirty[H7970] and two[H8147] kings[H4428] with[H854] him, and horses,[H5483] and chariots:[H7393] and he went up[H5927] and besieged[H6696] [H5921] Samaria,[H8111] and warred[H3898] against it.

2. And he sent[H7971] messengers[H4397] to[H413] Ahab[H256] king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] into the city,[H5892] and said[H559] unto him, Thus[H3541] saith[H559] Ben-hadad,[H1130]

3. Thy silver[H3701] and thy gold[H2091] is mine; thy wives[H802] also and thy children,[H1121] even the goodliest,[H2896] are mine.

4. And the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] answered[H6030] and said,[H559] My lord,[H113] O king,[H4428] according to thy saying,[H1697] I[H589] am thine, and all[H3605] that[H834] I have.

5. And the messengers[H4397] came again,[H7725] and said,[H559] Thus[H3541] speaketh[H559] Ben-hadad,[H1130] saying,[H559] Although[H3588] I have sent[H7971] unto[H413] thee, saying,[H559] Thou shalt deliver[H5414] me thy silver,[H3701] and thy gold,[H2091] and thy wives,[H802] and thy children;[H1121]

6. Yet[H3588] I will send[H7971] [H853] my servants[H5650] unto[H413] thee tomorrow[H4279] about[H518] this time,[H6256] and they shall search[H2664] [H853] thine house,[H1004] and the houses[H1004] of thy servants;[H5650] and it shall be,[H1961] that whatsoever[H3605] is pleasant[H4261] in thine eyes,[H5869] they shall put[H7760] it in their hand,[H3027] and take it away.[H3947]

7. Then the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] called[H7121] all[H3605] the elders[H2205] of the land,[H776] and said,[H559] Mark,[H3045] I pray you,[H4994] and see[H7200] how[H3588] this[H2088] man seeketh[H1245] mischief:[H7451] for[H3588] he sent[H7971] unto[H413] me for my wives,[H802] and for my children,[H1121] and for my silver,[H3701] and for my gold;[H2091] and I denied[H4513] [H4480] him not.[H3808]

8. And all[H3605] the elders[H2205] and all[H3605] the people[H5971] said[H559] unto[H413] him, Hearken[H8085] not[H408] unto him, nor[H3808] consent.[H14]

9. Wherefore he said[H559] unto the messengers[H4397] of Ben-hadad,[H1130] Tell[H559] my lord[H113] the king,[H4428] All[H3605] that[H834] thou didst send[H7971] for to[H413] thy servant[H5650] at the first[H7223] I will do:[H6213] but this[H2088] thing[H1697] I may[H3201] not[H3808] do.[H6213] And the messengers[H4397] departed,[H1980] and brought[H7725] him word[H1697] again.

10. And Ben-hadad[H1130] sent[H7971] unto[H413] him, and said,[H559] The gods[H430] do[H6213] so[H3541] unto me, and more[H3254] also,[H3541] if[H518] the dust[H6083] of Samaria[H8111] shall suffice[H5606] for handfuls[H8168] for all[H3605] the people[H5971] that[H834] follow[H7272] me.

11. And the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] answered[H6030] and said,[H559] Tell[H1696] him, Let not[H408] him that girdeth[H2296] on his harness boast himself[H1984] as he that putteth it off.[H6605]

12. And it came to pass,[H1961] when Ben-hadad heard[H8085] [H853] this[H2088] message,[H1697] as he[H1931] was drinking,[H8354] he[H1931] and the kings[H4428] in the pavilions,[H5521] that he said[H559] unto[H413] his servants,[H5650] Set[H7760] yourselves in array. And they set[H7760] themselves in array against[H5921] the city.[H5892]

13. And, behold,[H2009] there came[H5066] a[H259] prophet[H5030] unto[H413] Ahab[H256] king[H4428] of Israel,[H3478] saying,[H559] Thus[H3541] saith[H559] the LORD,[H3068] Hast thou seen[H7200] [H853] all[H3605] this[H2088] great[H1419] multitude?[H1995] behold,[H2009] I will deliver[H5414] it into thine hand[H3027] this day;[H3117] and thou shalt know[H3045] that[H3588] I[H589] am the LORD.[H3068]

14. And Ahab[H256] said,[H559] By whom?[H4310] And he said,[H559] Thus[H3541] saith[H559] the LORD,[H3068] Even by the young men[H5288] of the princes[H8269] of the provinces.[H4082] Then he said,[H559] Who[H4310] shall order[H631] the battle?[H4421] And he answered,[H559] Thou.[H859]

15. Then he numbered[H6485] [H853] the young men[H5288] of the princes[H8269] of the provinces,[H4082] and they were[H1961] two hundred[H3967] and thirty[H7970] two:[H8147] and after[H310] them he numbered[H6485] [H853] all[H3605] the people,[H5971] even all[H3605] the children[H1121] of Israel,[H3478] being seven[H7651] thousand.[H505]

16. And they went out[H3318] at noon.[H6672] But Ben-hadad[H1130] was drinking[H8354] himself drunk[H7910] in the pavilions,[H5521] he[H1931] and the kings,[H4428] the thirty[H7970] and two[H8147] kings[H4428] that helped[H5826] him.

17. And the young men[H5288] of the princes[H8269] of the provinces[H4082] went out[H3318] first;[H7223] and Ben-hadad[H1130] sent out,[H7971] and they told[H5046] him, saying,[H559] There are men[H376] come out[H3318] of Samaria.[H4480] [H8111]

18. And he said,[H559] Whether[H518] they be come out[H3318] for peace,[H7965] take[H8610] them alive;[H2416] or whether[H518] they be come out[H3318] for war,[H4421] take[H8610] them alive.[H2416]

19. So these[H428] young men[H5288] of the princes[H8269] of the provinces[H4082] came out[H3318] of[H4480] the city,[H5892] and the army[H2428] which[H834] followed[H310] them.

20. And they slew[H5221] every one[H376] his man:[H376] and the Syrians[H758] fled;[H5127] and Israel[H3478] pursued[H7291] them: and Ben-hadad[H1130] the king[H4428] of Syria[H758] escaped[H4422] on[H5921] a horse[H5483] with the horsemen.[H6571]

21. And the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] went out,[H3318] and smote[H5221] [H853] the horses[H5483] and chariots,[H7393] and slew[H5221] the Syrians[H758] with a great[H1419] slaughter.[H4347]

22. And the prophet[H5030] came[H5066] to[H413] the king[H4428] of Israel,[H3478] and said[H559] unto him, Go,[H1980] strengthen thyself,[H2388] and mark,[H3045] and see[H7200] [H853] what[H834] thou doest:[H6213] for[H3588] at the return[H8666] of the year[H8141] the king[H4428] of Syria[H758] will come up[H5927] against[H5921] thee.

23. And the servants[H5650] of the king[H4428] of Syria[H758] said[H559] unto[H413] him, Their gods[H430] are gods[H430] of the hills;[H2022] therefore[H5921] [H3651] they were stronger[H2388] than[H4480] we; but[H199] let us fight[H3898] against[H854] them in the plain,[H4334] and surely,[H518] we shall be stronger[H3808] [H2388] than[H4480] they.

24. And do[H6213] this[H2088] thing,[H1697] Take the kings away,[H5493] [H4428] every man[H376] out of his place,[H4480] [H4725] and put[H7760] captains[H6346] in their rooms: [H8478]

25. And number[H859] [H4487] thee an army,[H2428] like the army[H2428] that thou hast lost,[H5307] [H4480] [H853] horse[H5483] for horse,[H5483] and chariot[H7393] for chariot:[H7393] and we will fight against[H3898] them in the plain,[H4334] and surely[H518] [H3808] we shall be stronger[H2388] than[H4480] they. And he hearkened[H8085] unto their voice,[H6963] and did[H6213] so.[H3651]

26. And it came to pass[H1961] at the return[H8666] of the year,[H8141] that Ben-hadad[H1130] numbered[H6485] [H853] the Syrians,[H758] and went up[H5927] to Aphek,[H663] to fight[H4421] against[H5973] Israel.[H3478]

27. And the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478] were numbered,[H6485] and were all present,[H3557] and went[H1980] against[H7121] them: and the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478] pitched[H2583] before[H5048] them like two[H8147] little flocks[H2835] of kids;[H5795] but the Syrians[H758] filled[H4390] [H853] the country.[H776]

28. And there came[H5066] a man[H376] of God,[H430] and spoke[H559] unto[H413] the king[H4428] of Israel,[H3478] and said,[H559] Thus[H3541] saith[H559] the LORD,[H3068] Because[H3282] [H834] the Syrians[H758] have said,[H559] The LORD[H3068] is God[H430] of the hills,[H2022] but he[H1931] is not[H3808] God[H430] of the valleys,[H6010] therefore will I deliver[H5414] [H853] all[H3605] this[H2088] great[H1419] multitude[H1995] into thine hand,[H3027] and ye shall know[H3045] that[H3588] I[H589] am the LORD.[H3068]

29. And they pitched[H2583] one[H428] over against[H5227] the other[H428] seven[H7651] days.[H3117] And so it was,[H1961] that in the seventh[H7637] day[H3117] the battle[H4421] was joined:[H7126] and the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478] slew[H5221] of[H853] the Syrians[H758] a hundred[H3967] thousand[H505] footmen[H7273] in one[H259] day.[H3117]

30. But the rest[H3498] fled[H5127] to Aphek,[H663] into[H413] the city;[H5892] and there a wall[H2346] fell[H5307] upon[H5921] twenty[H6242] and seven[H7651] thousand[H505] of the men[H376] that were left.[H3498] And Ben-hadad[H1130] fled,[H5127] and came[H935] into[H413] the city,[H5892] into an inner chamber.[H2315] [H2315]

31. And his servants[H5650] said[H559] unto[H413] him, Behold[H2009] now,[H4994] we have heard[H8085] that[H3588] the kings[H4428] of the house[H1004] of Israel[H3478] are merciful[H2617] kings:[H4428] let us, I pray thee,[H4994] put[H7760] sackcloth[H8242] on our loins,[H4975] and ropes[H2256] upon our heads,[H7218] and go out[H3318] to[H413] the king[H4428] of Israel:[H3478] peradventure[H194] he will save[H2421] [H853] thy life.[H5315]

32. So they girded[H2296] sackcloth[H8242] on their loins,[H4975] and put ropes[H2256] on their heads,[H7218] and came[H935] to[H413] the king[H4428] of Israel,[H3478] and said,[H559] Thy servant[H5650] Ben-hadad[H1130] saith,[H559] I pray thee,[H4994] let me[H5315] live.[H2421] And he said,[H559] Is he yet[H5750] alive?[H2416] he[H1931] is my brother.[H251]

33. Now the men[H376] did diligently observe[H5172] whether any thing would come from[H4480] him, and did hastily[H4116] catch[H2480] it: and they said,[H559] Thy brother[H251] Ben-hadad.[H1130] Then he said,[H559] Go[H935] ye, bring[H3947] him. Then Ben-hadad[H1130] came forth[H3318] to[H413] him; and he caused him to come up[H5927] into[H5921] the chariot.[H4818]

34. And Ben-hadad said[H559] unto[H413] him, The cities,[H5892] which[H834] my father[H1] took[H3947] from[H4480] [H854] thy father,[H1] I will restore;[H7725] and thou shalt make[H7760] streets[H2351] for thee in Damascus,[H1834] as[H834] my father[H1] made[H7760] in Samaria.[H8111] Then said Ahab, I[H589] will send thee away[H7971] with this covenant.[H1285] So he made[H3772] a covenant[H1285] with him, and sent him away.[H7971]

35. And a certain[H259] man[H376] of the sons[H4480] [H1121] of the prophets[H5030] said[H559] unto[H413] his neighbor[H7453] in the word[H1697] of the LORD,[H3068] Smite[H5221] me, I pray thee.[H4994] And the man[H376] refused[H3985] to smite[H5221] him.

36. Then said[H559] he unto him, Because[H3282] [H834] thou hast not[H3808] obeyed[H8085] the voice[H6963] of the LORD,[H3068] behold,[H2009] as soon as thou art departed[H1980] from[H4480] [H853] me, a lion[H738] shall slay[H5221] thee. And as soon as he was departed[H1980] from[H4480] [H681] him, a lion[H738] found[H4672] him, and slew[H5221] him.

37. Then he found[H4672] another[H312] man,[H376] and said,[H559] Smite[H5221] me, I pray thee.[H4994] And the man[H376] smote[H5221] him, so that in smiting[H5221] he wounded[H6481] him.

38. So the prophet[H5030] departed,[H1980] and waited[H5975] for the king[H4428] by[H5921] the way,[H1870] and disguised himself[H2664] with ashes[H666] upon[H5921] his face.[H5869]

39. And as[H1961] the king[H4428] passed by,[H5674] he[H1931] cried[H6817] unto[H413] the king:[H4428] and he said,[H559] Thy servant[H5650] went out[H3318] into the midst[H7130] of the battle;[H4421] and, behold,[H2009] a man[H376] turned aside,[H5493] and brought[H935] a man[H376] unto[H413] me, and said,[H559] Keep[H8104] [H853] this[H2088] man:[H376] if[H518] by any means he be missing,[H6485] [H6485] then shall thy life[H5315] be[H1961] for[H8478] his life,[H5315] or[H176] else thou shalt pay[H8254] a talent[H3603] of silver.[H3701]

40. And as thy servant[H5650] was[H1961] busy[H6213] here[H2008] and there,[H2008] he[H1931] was gone.[H369] And the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] said[H559] unto[H413] him, So[H3651] shall thy judgment[H4941] be; thyself[H859] hast decided[H2782] it.

41. And he hasted,[H4116] and took[H5493] [H853] the ashes[H666] away from[H4480] [H5921] his face;[H5869] and the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] discerned[H5234] him that[H3588] he[H1931] was of the prophets.[H4480] [H5030]

42. And he said[H559] unto[H413] him, Thus[H3541] saith[H559] the LORD,[H3068] Because[H3282] thou hast let go[H7971] out of thy hand[H4480] [H3027] [H853] a man[H376] whom I appointed to utter destruction,[H2764] therefore thy life[H5315] shall go[H1961] for[H8478] his life,[H5315] and thy people[H5971] for[H8478] his people.[H5971]

43. And the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] went[H1980] to[H5921] his house[H1004] heavy[H5620] and displeased,[H2198] and came[H935] to Samaria.[H8111]