10 Ben-hadad sent to him and said, “May (A)the gods do so to me and more also, if the dust of Samaria will suffice for handfuls for all the people who [a]follow me.” 11 Then the king of Israel replied, “Tell him, ‘(B)Let not him who girds on his armor boast like him who takes it off.’” 12 When Ben-hadad heard this message, as (C)he was drinking [b]with the kings in the [c]temporary shelters, he said to his servants, “Station yourselves.” So they stationed themselves against the city.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 20:10 Lit are at my feet
  2. 1 Kings 20:12 Lit he and
  3. 1 Kings 20:12 Or booths