V.1 And Benhadad 1130 the king 4428 of Syria 758 gathered all his host 2428 together: 6908-1 and [there were] thirty 7970 and two 8147 kings 4428 with him, and horses, 5483 and chariots: 7393 and he went up 5927-4 and besieged 6696-4 Samaria, 8111 and warred 3898-11 against it.

20:2 And he sent 7971-4 messengers 4397 to Ahab 256 king 4428 of Israel 3478 into the city, 5892 and said 559-4 unto him, Thus saith 559-1 Benhadad, 1130

20:3 Thy silver 3701 and thy gold 2091 [is] mine; thy wives 802 also and thy children, 1121 [even] the goodliest, 2896 [are] mine.

20:4 And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 answered 6030-4 and said, 559-4 My lord, 113 O king, 4428 according to thy saying, 1697 I [am] thine, and all that I have.

20:5 And the messengers 4397 came again, 7725-4 and said, 559-4 Thus speaketh 559-1 Benhadad, 1130 saying, 559-2 Although I have sent 7971-1 unto thee, saying, 559-2 Thou shalt deliver 5414-4 me thy silver, 3701 and thy gold, 2091 and thy wives, 802 and thy children; 1121

20:6 Yet I will send 7971-4 my servants 5650 unto thee to morrow 4279 about this time, 6256 and they shall search 2664- 14 thine house, 1004 and the houses 1004 of thy servants; 5650 and it shall be, 1961-1 [that] whatsoever is pleasant 4261 in thine eyes, 5869 they shall put 7760-4 [it] in their hand, 3027 and take [it] away. 3947-1

20:7 Then the king 4428 of Israel 3478 called 7121-4 all the elders 2205 of the land, 776 and said, 559-4 Mark, 3045-3 I pray you, and see 7200-3 how this [man] seeketh 1245-18 mischief: 7451 for he sent 7971-1 unto me for my wives, 802 and for my children, 1121 and for my silver, 3701 and for my gold; 2091 and I denied 4513-1 him not.

20:8 And all the elders 2205 and all the people 5971 said 559-4 unto him, Hearken 8085-4 not [unto him], nor consent. 14-4

20:9 Wherefore he said 559-4 unto the messengers 4397 of Benhadad, 1130 Tell 559-3 my lord 113 the king, 4428 All that thou didst send 7971-1 for to thy servant 5650 at the first 7223 I will do: 6213-4 but this thing 1697 I may 3201-4 not do. 6213-2 And the messengers 4397 departed, 3212-4 and brought him word 1697 again. 7725-55

20:10 And Benhadad 1130 sent 7971-4 unto him, and said, 559-4 The gods 430 do 6213-4 so unto me, and more 3254-55 also, if the dust 6083 of Samaria 8111 shall suffice 5606-4 for handfuls 8168 for all the people 5971 that follow 7272 me.

20:11 And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 answered 6030-4 and said, 559-4 Tell 1696-16 [him], Let not him that girdeth 2296-6 on [his harness] boast 1984-101 himself as he that putteth it off. 6605-18

20:12 And it came to pass, when [Benhadad] heard 8085-2 this message, 1697 as he [was] drinking, 8354-6 he and the kings 4428 in the pavilions, 5521 that he said 559-4 unto his servants, 5650 Set 7760-3 [yourselves in array]. And they set 7760-4 [themselves in array] against the city. 5892

20:13 And, behold, there came 5066-8 a 259 prophet 5030 unto Ahab 256 king 4428 of Israel, 3478 saying, 559-4 Thus saith 559-1 the LORD, 3068 Hast thou seen 7200-1 all this great 1419 multitude? 1995 behold, I will deliver 5414-6 it into thine hand 3027 this day; 3117 and thou shalt know 3045-1 that I [am] the LORD. 3068

20:14 And Ahab 256 said, 559-4 By whom? And he said, 559-4 Thus saith 559-1 the LORD, 3068 [Even] by the young men 5288 of the princes 8269 of the provinces. 4082 Then he said, 559- 4 Who shall order 631-4 the battle? 4421 And he answered, 559-4 Thou.

20:15 Then he numbered 6485-4 the young men 5288 of the princes 8269 of the provinces, 4082 and they were two hundred 3967 and thirty 7970 two: 8147 and after 310 them he numbered 6485-1 all the people, 5971 [even] all the children 1121 of Israel, 3478 [being] seven 7651 thousand. 505

20:16 And they went out 3318-4 at noon. 6672 But Benhadad 1130 [was] drinking 8354-6 himself drunk 7910 in the pavilions, 5521 he and the kings, 4428 the thirty 7970 and two 8147 kings 4428 that helped 5826-6 him.

20:17 And the young men 5288 of the princes 8269 of the provinces 4082 went out 3318-4 first; 7223 and Benhadad 1130 sent out, 7971-4 and they told 5046-55 him, saying, 559-2 There are men 582 come out 3318-1 of Samaria. 8111

20:18 And he said, 559-4 Whether they be come out 3318-1 for peace, 7965 take 8610-3 them alive; 2416 or whether they be come out 3318-1 for war, 4421 take 8610-3 them alive. 2416

20:19 So these young men 5288 of the princes 8269 of the provinces 4082 came out 3318-1 of the city, 5892 and the army 2428 which followed 310 them.

20:20 And they slew 5221-55 every one 376 his man: 376 and the Syrians 758 fled; 5127-4 and Israel 3478 pursued 7291-4 them: and Benhadad 1130 the king 4428 of Syria 758 escaped 4422-11 on an horse 5483 with the horsemen. 6571

20:21 And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 went out, 3318-4 and smote 5221-55 the horses 5483 and chariots, 7393 and slew 5221-52 the Syrians 758 with a great 1419 slaughter. 4347

20:22 And the prophet 5030 came 5066-4 to the king 4428 of Israel, 3478 and said 559-4 unto him, Go, 3212-3 strengthen 2388-100 thyself, and mark, 3045-3 and see 7200-3 what thou doest: 6213-4 for at the return 8666 of the year 8141 the king 4428 of Syria 758 will come up 5927-6 against thee.

20:23 And the servants 5650 of the king 4428 of Syria 758 said 559-1 unto him, Their gods 430 [are] gods 430 of the hills; 2022 therefore they were stronger 2388-1 than we; but 199 let us fight 3898-11 against them in the plain, 4334 and surely 3808 we shall be stronger 2388-4 than they.

20:24 And do 6213-3 this thing, 1697 Take the kings 4428 away, 5493-54 every man 376 out of his place, 4725 and put 7760-3 captains 6346 in their rooms:

20:25 And number 4487-4 thee an army, 2428 like the army 2428 that thou hast lost, 5307-6 horse 5483 for horse, 5483 and chariot 7393 for chariot: 7393 and we will fight 3898-11 against them 854 in the plain, 4334 [and] surely we shall be stronger 2388-4 than they. And he hearkened 8085-4 unto their voice, 6963 and did 6213-4 so.

20:26 And it came to pass at the return 8666 of the year, 8141 that Benhadad 1130 numbered 6485-4 the Syrians, 758 and went up 5927-4 to Aphek, 663 to fight 4421 against Israel. 3478

20:27 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 were numbered, 6485-120 and were all present, 3557-48 and went 3212-4 against 7125-2 them: and the children 1121 of Israel 3478 pitched 2583-4 before them like two 8147 little flocks 2835 of kids; 5795 but the Syrians 758 filled 4390-14 the country. 776

20:28 And there came 5066-4 a man 376 of God, 430 and spake 559-4 unto the king 4428 of Israel, 3478 and said, 559-4 Thus saith 559-1 the LORD, 3068 Because the Syrians 758 have said, 559-1 The LORD 3068 [is] God 430 of the hills, 2022 but he [is] not God 430 of the valleys, 6010 therefore will I deliver 5414-1 all this great 1419 multitude 1995 into thine hand, 3027 and ye shall know 3045-1 that I [am] the LORD. 3068

20:29 And they pitched 2583-4 one 428 over against 5227 the other 428 seven 7651 days. 3117 And [so] it was, that in the seventh 7637 day 3117 the battle 4421 was joined: 7126-4 and the children 1121 of Israel 3478 slew 5221-55 of the Syrians 758 an hundred 3967 thousand 505 footmen 7273 in one 259 day. 3117

20:30 But the rest 3498-12 fled 5127-4 to Aphek, 663 into the city; 5892 and [there] a wall 2346 fell 5307-4 upon twenty 6242 and seven 7651 thousand 505 of the men 376 [that were] left. 3498-12 And Benhadad 1130 fled, 5127-1 and came 935-4 into the city, 5892 into an inner 2315 chamber. 2315

20:31 And his servants 5650 said 559-4 unto him, Behold now, we have heard 8085-1 that the kings 4428 of the house 1004 of Israel 3478 [are] merciful 2617 kings: 4428 let us, I pray thee, put 7760-4 sackcloth 8242 on our loins, 4975 and ropes 2256 upon our heads, 7218 and go out 3318-4 to the king 4428 of Israel: 3478 peradventure he will save 2421-17 thy life. 5315

20:32 So they girded 2296-4 sackcloth 8242 on their loins, 4975 and [put] ropes 2256 on their heads, 7218 and came 935-4 to the king 4428 of Israel, 3478 and said, 559-4 Thy servant 5650 Benhadad 1130 saith, 559-1 I pray thee, let me 5315 live. 2421-4 And he said, 559-4 [Is] he yet alive? 2416 he [is] my brother. 251

20:33 Now the men 582 did diligently observe 5172-17 whether [any thing would come] from him, and did hastily 4116-17 catch 2480-55 [it]: and they said, 559-4 Thy brother 251 Benhadad. 1130 Then he said, 559-4 Go 935-3 ye, bring 3947-3 him. Then Benhadad 1130 came forth 3318-4 to him; and he caused him to come up 5927-55 into the chariot. 4818

20:34 And [Benhadad] said 559-4 unto him, The cities, 5892 which my father 1 took 3947-1 from thy father, 1 I will restore; 7725-55 and thou shalt make 7760-4 streets 2351 for thee in Damascus, 1834 as my father 1 made 7760-1 in Samaria. 8111 Then [said Ahab], I will send thee away 7971-17 with this covenant. 1285 So he made 3772-4 a covenant 1285 with him, and sent him away. 7971-17

20:35 And a certain 259 man 376 of the sons 1121 of the prophets 5030 said 559-1 unto his neighbour 7453 in the word 1697 of the LORD, 3068 Smite 5221-54 me, I pray thee. And the man 376 refused 3985-17 to smite 5221-53 him.

20:36 Then said 559-4 he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed 8085-1 the voice 6963 of the LORD, 3068 behold, as soon as thou art departed 1980-6 from me, a lion 738 shall slay 5221-52 thee. And as soon as he was departed 3212-4 from him, 681 a lion 738 found 4672-4 him, and slew 5221-55 him.

20:37 Then he found 4672-4 another 312 man, 376 and said, 559-4 Smite 5221-54 me, I pray thee. And the man 376 smote 5221-55 him, so that in smiting 5221-53 he wounded 6481-2 [him].

20:38 So the prophet 5030 departed, 3212-4 and waited 5975-4 for the king 4428 by the way, 1870 and disguised 2664-101 himself with ashes 666 upon his face. 5869

20:39 And as the king 4428 passed by, 5674-6 he cried 6817-1 unto the king: 4428 and he said, 559-4 Thy servant 5650 went out 3318-1 into the midst 7130 of the battle; 4421 and, behold, a man 376 turned aside, 5493-1 and brought 935-55 a man 376 unto me, and said, 559-4 Keep 8104-3 this man: 376 if by any means 6485-9 he be missing, 6485-11 then shall thy life 5315 be for his life, 5315 or else thou shalt pay 8254-4 a talent 3603 of silver. 3701

20:40 And as thy servant 5650 was busy 6213-6 here and there, he was gone. 369 And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559-4 unto him, So [shall] thy judgment 4941 [be]; thyself hast decided 2782-1 [it].

20:41 And he hasted, 4116-17 and took the ashes 666 away 5493-55 from his face; 5869 and the king 4428 of Israel 3478 discerned 5234-55 him that he [was] of the prophets. 5030

20:42 And he said 559-4 unto him, Thus saith 559-1 the LORD, 3068 Because thou hast let go 7971-14 out of [thy] hand 3027 a man 376 whom I appointed to utter destruction, 2764 therefore thy life 5315 shall go for his life, 5315 and thy people 5971 for his people. 5971