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1 Kings 20:11-13
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11 The king of Israel replied, “Tell him the one who puts on his battle gear should not boast like one who is taking it off.”[a] 12 When Ben Hadad received this reply,[b] he and the other kings were drinking in their quarters.[c] He ordered his servants, “Get ready to attack!” So they got ready to attack the city.

The Lord Delivers Israel

13 Now a prophet visited King Ahab of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Do you see this huge army?[d] Look, I am going to hand it over to you this very day. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 20:11 sn The point of the saying is that someone who is still preparing for a battle should not boast as if he has already won the battle. A modern parallel would be, “Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.”
  2. 1 Kings 20:12 tn Heb “When he heard this word.”
  3. 1 Kings 20:12 tn Heb “in the temporary shelters.” This is probably referring to tents.
  4. 1 Kings 20:13 tn Heb “see all this great horde.”
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