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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?[a] Look, I am going to hand it over to you this very day. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’” 14 Ahab asked, “By whom will this be accomplished?”[b] He answered, “This is what the Lord has said, ‘By the servants of the district governors.’” Ahab[c] asked, “Who will launch the attack?” He answered, “You will.”

15 So Ahab[d] assembled the 232 servants of the district governors. After that he assembled all the Israelite army, numbering 7,000.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 20:13 tn Heb “see all this great horde.”
  2. 1 Kings 20:14 tn The words “will this be accomplished” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
  3. 1 Kings 20:14 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  4. 1 Kings 20:15 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.