10 And Ben-Hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so to me and more also, if the [a]dust of Samaria be enough to all the people that follow me, for every man an handful.

11 And the king of Israel answered, and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth his harness, boast himself, as he that [b]putteth it off.

12 And when he heard that tidings, as he was with the kings drinking in the pavilions, he said unto the servants, [c]Bring forth your engines. And they set them against the city.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 20:10 Much less shall there be found any prey that is worth anything, when they shall be so many.
  2. 1 Kings 20:11 Boast not before the victory be gotten.
  3. 1 Kings 20:12 Or, put yourselves in order.

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