12 And when Ben-hadad heard this message, while (A)he was drinking [a]with the kings in the [b]temporary shelters, he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” So they took their positions against the city.

Ahab Victorious

13 Now behold, a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel, and said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, (B)I am going to hand them over to you today, and (C)you shall know that I am the Lord.’” 14 But Ahab said, “By whom?” So he said, “The Lord says this: ‘By the young men of the leaders of the provinces.’” Then he said, “Who will begin the battle?” And he said, “You will.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 20:12 Lit he and
  2. 1 Kings 20:12 Or huts

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