Ahab Defeats Ben-hadad
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And behold, a prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel and said, "Thus says the LORD, Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, 1I will give it into your hand this day, 2and you shall know that I am the LORD."
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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 232. And after them he mustered all the people of Israel, seven thousand.
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And they went out at noon, while Ben-hadad 3was 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-hadad sent out scouts, and they reported to him, "Men are coming out from Samaria."
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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 that followed them.
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And each struck down his man. The Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them, but Ben-hadad king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen.
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And the king of Israel went out and struck the horses and chariots, and struck the Syrians with a great blow.
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Then 4the prophet came near to the king of Israel and said to him, "Come, strengthen yourself, and consider well what you have to do, for 5in the spring the king of Syria will come up against you."
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And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, "Their gods are gods of the hills, and so they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
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And do this: remove the kings, each from his post, and put commanders in their places,
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and muster an army like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot. Then we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they." And he listened to their voice and did so.
Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA
1 Reis 20:13
E eis que um profeta, chegando-se a Acabe, rei de Israel, lhe disse: Assim diz o Senhor: Viste toda esta grande multidão eis que hoje ta entregarei nas mãos, e saberás que eu sou o Senhor.
King James Version KJV
New King James Version NKJV
1 Kings 20:13
Suddenly a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel, saying, "Thus says the Lord: 'Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand today, and you shall know that I am the Lord.' "
Nova Versão Internacional NVIP
1 Reis 20:13
Nessa ocasião, um profeta foi até Acabe, rei de Israel, e anunciou: “Assim diz o SENHOR: ‘Vê este exército enorme? Hoje eu o entregarei nas suas mãos, e então você saberá que eu sou o SENHOR’.”
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