10 Ben-hadad sent word to him and said, “May (A)the gods do so to me and more so, [a]if the dust of Samaria will be enough for handfuls for all the people who [b]follow me.” 11 Then the king of Israel replied, “Tell him, ‘(B)He who straps on his weapons had better not boast like one who takes them off.’” 12 And when Ben-hadad heard this message, while (C)he was drinking [c]with the kings in the [d]temporary shelters, he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” So they took their positions against the city.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 20:10 I.e., what is left of Samaria after it is destroyed
  2. 1 Kings 20:10 Lit are at my feet
  3. 1 Kings 20:12 Lit he and
  4. 1 Kings 20:12 Or huts

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