I Kings 20 (kjv)

And Benhadad^H1130 the king^H4428 of Syria^H758 gathered^H6908 all his host^H2428 together^H6908: and there were thirty^H7970 and two^H8147 kings^H4428 with him, and horses^H5483, and chariots^H7393: and he went up^H5927 and besieged^H6696 Samaria^H8111, and warred^H3898 against it.²And he sent^H7971 messengers^H4397 to Ahab^H256 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 into the city^H5892, and said^H559 unto him, Thus saith^H559 Benhadad^H1130,³Thy silver^H3701 and thy gold^H2091 is mine; thy wives^H802 also and thy children^H1121, even the goodliest^H2896, are mine.⁴And the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 answered^H6030 and said^H559, My lord^H113, O king^H4428, according to thy saying^H1697, I am thine, and all that I have.⁵And the messengers^H4397 came again^H7725, and said^H559, Thus speaketh^H559 Benhadad^H1130, saying^H559, Although I have sent^H7971 unto thee, saying^H559, Thou shalt deliver^H5414 me thy silver^H3701, and thy gold^H2091, and thy wives^H802, and thy children^H1121;⁶Yet I will send^H7971 my servants^H5650 unto thee to morrow^H4279 about this time^H6256, and they shall search^H2664 thine house^H1004, and the houses^H1004 of thy servants^H5650; and it shall be^H1961, that whatsoever is pleasant^H4261 in thine eyes^H5869, they shall put^H7760 it in their hand^H3027, and take it away^H3947.⁷Then the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 called^H7121 all the elders^H2205 of the land^H776, and said^H559, Mark^H3045, I pray you, and see^H7200 how this man seeketh^H1245 mischief^H7451: for he sent^H7971 unto me for my wives^H802, and for my children^H1121, and for my silver^H3701, and for my gold^H2091; and I denied^H4513 him not.⁸And all the elders^H2205 and all the people^H5971 said^H559 unto him, Hearken^H8085 not unto him, nor consent^H14.⁹Wherefore he said^H559 unto the messengers^H4397 of Benhadad^H1130, Tell^H559 my lord^H113 the king^H4428, All that thou didst send^H7971 for to thy servant^H5650 at the first^H7223 I will do^H6213: but this thing^H1697 I may^H3201 not do^H6213. And the messengers^H4397 departed^H3212, and brought^H7725 him word^H1697 again^H7725.¹⁰And Benhadad^H1130 sent^H7971 unto him, and said^H559, The gods^H430 do so^H6213 unto me, and more also^H3254, if the dust^H6083 of Samaria^H8111 shall suffice^H5606 for handfuls^H8168 for all the people^H5971 that follow^H7272 me.¹¹And the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 answered^H6030 and said^H559, Tell^H1696 him, Let not him that girdeth^H2296 on his harness boast^H1984 himself as he that putteth it off^H6605.¹²And it came to pass, when Benhadad heard^H8085 this message^H1697, as he was drinking^H8354, he and the kings^H4428 in the pavilions^H5521, that he said^H559 unto his servants^H5650, Set^H7760 yourselves in array. And they set^H7760 themselves in array against the city^H5892.

¹³And, behold, there came^H5066 a^H259 prophet^H5030 unto Ahab^H256 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, saying^H559, Thus saith^H559 the LORD^H3068, Hast thou seen^H7200 all this great^H1419 multitude^H1995? behold, I will deliver^H5414 it into thine hand^H3027 this day^H3117; and thou shalt know^H3045 that I am the LORD^H3068.¹⁴And Ahab^H256 said^H559, By whom? And he said^H559, Thus saith^H559 the LORD^H3068, Even by the young men^H5288 of the princes^H8269 of the provinces^H4082. Then he said^H559, Who shall order^H631 the battle^H4421? And he answered^H559, Thou.¹⁵Then he numbered^H6485 the young men^H5288 of the princes^H8269 of the provinces^H4082, and they were two^H8147 hundred^H3967 and thirty^H7970 two^H8147: and after^H310 them he numbered^H6485 all the people^H5971, even all the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, being seven^H7651 thousand^H505.¹⁶And they went out^H3318 at noon^H6672. But Benhadad^H1130 was drinking^H8354 himself drunk^H7910 in the pavilions^H5521, he and the kings^H4428, the thirty^H7970 and two^H8147 kings^H4428 that helped^H5826 him.¹⁷And the young men^H5288 of the princes^H8269 of the provinces^H4082 went out^H3318 first^H7223; and Benhadad^H1130 sent out^H7971, and they told^H5046 him, saying^H559, There are men^H582 come out^H3318 of Samaria^H8111.¹⁸And he said^H559, Whether they be come out^H3318 for peace^H7965, take^H8610 them alive^H2416; or whether they be come out^H3318 for war^H4421, take^H8610 them alive^H2416.¹⁹So these young men^H5288 of the princes^H8269 of the provinces^H4082 came out^H3318 of the city^H5892, and the army^H2428 which followed^H310 them.²⁰And they slew^H5221 every one^H376 his man^H376: and the Syrians^H758 fled^H5127; and Israel^H3478 pursued^H7291 them: and Benhadad^H1130 the king^H4428 of Syria^H758 escaped^H4422 on an horse^H5483 with the horsemen^H6571.²¹And the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 went out^H3318, and smote^H5221 the horses^H5483 and chariots^H7393, and slew^H5221 the Syrians^H758 with a great^H1419 slaughter^H4347.

²²And the prophet^H5030 came^H5066 to the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, and said^H559 unto him, Go^H3212, strengthen^H2388 thyself, and mark^H3045, and see^H7200 what thou doest^H6213: for at the return^H8666 of the year^H8141 the king^H4428 of Syria^H758 will come up^H5927 against thee.²³And the servants^H5650 of the king^H4428 of Syria^H758 said^H559 unto him, Their gods^H430 are gods^H430 of the hills^H2022; therefore they were stronger^H2388 than we; but^H199 let us fight^H3898 against them in the plain^H4334, and surely^H3808 we shall be stronger^H2388 than they.²⁴And do^H6213 this thing^H1697, Take^H5493 the kings^H4428 away, every man^H376 out of his place^H4725, and put^H7760 captains^H6346 in their rooms:²⁵And number^H4487 thee an army^H2428, like the army^H2428 that thou hast lost^H5307, horse^H5483 for horse^H5483, and chariot^H7393 for chariot^H7393: and we will fight^H3898 against^H854 them in the plain^H4334, and surely we shall be stronger^H2388 than they. And he hearkened^H8085 unto their voice^H6963, and did so^H6213.²⁶And it came to pass at the return^H8666 of the year^H8141, that Benhadad^H1130 numbered^H6485 the Syrians^H758, and went up^H5927 to Aphek^H663, to fight^H4421 against Israel^H3478.²⁷And the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 were numbered^H6485, and were all present^H3557, and went^H3212 against^H7125 them: and the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 pitched^H2583 before them like two^H8147 little flocks^H2835 of kids^H5795; but the Syrians^H758 filled^H4390 the country^H776.

²⁸And there came^H5066 a man^H376 of God^H430, and spake^H559 unto the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, and said^H559, Thus saith^H559 the LORD^H3068, Because the Syrians^H758 have said^H559, The LORD^H3068 is God^H430 of the hills^H2022, but he is not God^H430 of the valleys^H6010, therefore will I deliver^H5414 all this great^H1419 multitude^H1995 into thine hand^H3027, and ye shall know^H3045 that I am the LORD^H3068.²⁹And they pitched^H2583 one^H428 over against^H5227 the other^H428 seven^H7651 days^H3117. And so it was, that in the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 the battle^H4421 was joined^H7126: and the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 slew^H5221 of the Syrians^H758 an hundred^H3967 thousand^H505 footmen^H7273 in one^H259 day^H3117.³⁰But the rest^H3498 fled^H5127 to Aphek^H663, into the city^H5892; and there a wall^H2346 fell^H5307 upon twenty^H6242 and seven^H7651 thousand^H505 of the men^H376 that were left^H3498. And Benhadad^H1130 fled^H5127, and came^H935 into the city^H5892, into an inner^H2315 chamber^H2315.

³¹And his servants^H5650 said^H559 unto him, Behold now, we have heard^H8085 that the kings^H4428 of the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 are merciful^H2617 kings^H4428: let us, I pray thee, put^H7760 sackcloth^H8242 on our loins^H4975, and ropes^H2256 upon our heads^H7218, and go out^H3318 to the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478: peradventure he will save^H2421 thy life^H5315.³²So they girded^H2296 sackcloth^H8242 on their loins^H4975, and put ropes^H2256 on their heads^H7218, and came^H935 to the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, and said^H559, Thy servant^H5650 Benhadad^H1130 saith^H559, I pray thee, let me live^{H2421 H5315}. And he said^H559, Is he yet alive^H2416? he is my brother^H251.³³Now the men^H582 did diligently observe^H5172 whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily^H4116 catch^H2480 it: and they said^H559, Thy brother^H251 Benhadad^H1130. Then he said^H559, Go^H935 ye, bring^H3947 him. Then Benhadad^H1130 came forth^H3318 to him; and he caused him to come up^H5927 into the chariot^H4818.³⁴And Benhadad said^H559 unto him, The cities^H5892, which my father^H1 took^H3947 from thy father^H1, I will restore^H7725; and thou shalt make^H7760 streets^H2351 for thee in Damascus^H1834, as my father^H1 made^H7760 in Samaria^H8111. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away^H7971 with this covenant^H1285. So he made^H3772 a covenant^H1285 with him, and sent him away^H7971.

³⁵And a certain^H259 man^H376 of the sons^H1121 of the prophets^H5030 said^H559 unto his neighbour^H7453 in the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, Smite^H5221 me, I pray thee. And the man^H376 refused^H3985 to smite^H5221 him.³⁶Then said^H559 he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed^H8085 the voice^H6963 of the LORD^H3068, behold, as soon as thou art departed^H1980 from me, a lion^H738 shall slay^H5221 thee. And as soon as he was departed^H3212 from him^H681, a lion^H738 found^H4672 him, and slew^H5221 him.³⁷Then he found^H4672 another^H312 man^H376, and said^H559, Smite^H5221 me, I pray thee. And the man^H376 smote^H5221 him, so that in smiting^H5221 he wounded^H6481 him.³⁸So the prophet^H5030 departed^H3212, and waited^H5975 for the king^H4428 by the way^H1870, and disguised^H2664 himself with ashes^H666 upon his face^H5869.

³⁹And as the king^H4428 passed by^H5674, he cried^H6817 unto the king^H4428: and he said^H559, Thy servant^H5650 went out^H3318 into the midst^H7130 of the battle^H4421; and, behold, a man^H376 turned aside^H5493, and brought^H935 a man^H376 unto me, and said^H559, Keep^H8104 this man^H376: if by any means^H6485 he be missing^H6485, then shall thy life^H5315 be for his life^H5315, or else thou shalt pay^H8254 a talent^H3603 of silver^H3701.⁴⁰And as thy servant^H5650 was busy^H6213 here and there, he was gone^H369. And the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 said^H559 unto him, So shall thy judgment^H4941 be; thyself hast decided^H2782 it.⁴¹And he hasted^H4116, and took the ashes^H666 away^H5493 from his face^H5869; and the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 discerned^H5234 him that he was of the prophets^H5030.⁴²And he said^H559 unto him, Thus saith^H559 the LORD^H3068, Because thou hast let go^H7971 out of thy hand^H3027 a man^H376 whom I appointed to utter destruction^H2764, therefore thy life^H5315 shall go for his life^H5315, and thy people^H5971 for his people^H5971.⁴³And the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 went^H3212 to his house^H1004 heavy^H5620 and displeased^H2198, and came^H935 to Samaria^H8111.