1 Kings Chapter 20
1 Kings is the 11th book in the Holy Bible.
This page contains 1 Kings 20:1 to 1 Kings 20:9.
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1 Kings 20:1
Now Ben-hadad king of Aram gathered all his army, and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots. And he went up and besieged Samaria and fought against it.
1 Kings 20:2
Then he sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, "Thus says Ben-hadad,
1 Kings 20:3
'Your silver and your gold are mine; your most beautiful wives and children are also mine.'"
1 Kings 20:4
The king of Israel replied, "It is according to your word, my lord, O king; I am yours, and all that I have."
1 Kings 20:5
Then the messengers returned and said, "Thus says Ben-hadad, 'Surely, I sent to you saying, "You shall give me your silver and your gold and your wives and your children,"
1 Kings 20:6
but about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you, and they will search your house and the houses of your servants; and whatever is desirable in your eyes, they will take in their hand and carry away.'"
1 Kings 20:7
Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, "Please observe and see how this man is looking for trouble; for he sent to me for my wives and my children and my silver and my gold, and I did not refuse him."
1 Kings 20:8
All the elders and all the people said to him, "Do not listen or consent."
1 Kings 20:9
So he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad, "Tell my lord the king, 'All that you sent for to your servant at the first I will do, but this thing I cannot do.'" And the messengers departed and brought him word again.
1 Kings 20:10
Ben-hadad sent to him and said, "May the gods do so to me and more also, if the dust of Samaria will suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me."
1 Kings 20:11
Then the king of Israel replied, "Tell him, 'Let not him who girds on his armor boast like him who takes it off.'"
1 Kings 20:12
When Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking with the kings in the temporary shelters, he said to his servants, "Station yourselves." So they stationed themselves against the city.
1 Kings 20:13
Now behold, a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and said, "Thus says the LORD, 'Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will deliver them into your hand today, and you shall know that I am the LORD.'"
1 Kings 20:14
Ahab said, "By whom?" So he said, "Thus says the LORD, 'By the young men of the rulers of the provinces.'" Then he said, "Who shall begin the battle?" And he answered, "You."
1 Kings 20:15
Then he mustered the young men of the rulers of the provinces, and there were 232; and after them he mustered all the people, even all the sons of Israel, 7,000.
1 Kings 20:16
They went out at noon, while Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the temporary shelters with the thirty-two kings who helped him.
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The young men of the rulers of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out and they told him, saying, "Men have come out from Samaria."
1 Kings 20:18
Then he said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive."
1 Kings 20:19
So these went out from the city, the young men of the rulers of the provinces, and the army which followed them.
1 Kings 20:20
They killed each his man; and the Arameans fled and Israel pursued them, and Ben-hadad king of Aram escaped on a horse with horsemen.
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