1 Kings 20:22-26
New King James Version
22 And the prophet came to the king of Israel and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself; take note, and see what you should do, (A)for [a]in the spring of the year the king of Syria will come up against you.”
The Syrians Again Defeated
23 Then the servants of the king of Syria said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. Therefore they were stronger than we; but if we fight against them in the plain, surely we will be stronger than they. 24 So do this thing: Dismiss the kings, each from his position, and put captains in their [b]places; 25 and you shall muster an army like the army [c]that you have lost, horse for horse and chariot for chariot. Then we will fight against them in the plain; surely we will be stronger than they.”
And he listened to their voice and did so.
26 So it was, in the spring of the year, that Ben-Hadad mustered the Syrians and went up to (B)Aphek to fight against Israel.
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- 1 Kings 20:22 Lit. at the return
- 1 Kings 20:24 positions
- 1 Kings 20:25 Lit. that fell from you
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