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1 Kings 20

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And Benhadadh1130 the kingh4428 of Syriah758 gatheredh6908 all his hosth2428 togetherh6908h8804: and there were thirtyh7970 and twoh8147 kingsh4428 with him, and horsesh5483, and chariotsh7393: and he went uph5927h8799 and besiegedh6696h8799 Samariah8111, and warredh3898h8735 against it.

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And he senth7971h8799 messengersh4397 to Ahabh256 kingh4428 of Israelh3478 into the cityh5892, and saidh559h8799 unto him, Thus saithh559h8804 Benhadadh1130,

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Thy silverh3701 and thy goldh2091 is mine; thy wivesh802 also and thy childrenh1121, even the goodliesth2896, are mine.

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And the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 answeredh6030h8799 and saidh559h8799, My lordh113, O kingh4428, according to thy sayingh1697, I am thine, and all that I have.

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And the messengersh4397 came againh7725h8799, and saidh559h8799, Thus speakethh559h8804 Benhadadh1130, sayingh559h8800, Although I have senth7971h8804 unto thee, sayingh559h8800, Thou shalt deliverh5414h8799 me thy silverh3701, and thy goldh2091, and thy wivesh802, and thy childrenh1121;

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Yet I will sendh7971h8799 my servantsh5650 unto thee to morrowh4279 about this timeh6256, and they shall searchh2664h8765 thine househ1004, and the housesh1004 of thy servantsh5650; and it shall beh1961h8804, that whatsoever is pleasanth4261 in thine eyesh5869, they shall puth7760h8799 it in their handh3027, and take it awayh3947h8804. pleasant: Heb. desirable

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Then the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 calledh7121h8799 all the eldersh2205 of the landh776, and saidh559h8799, Markh3045h8798, I pray you, and seeh7200h8798 how this man seekethh1245h8764 mischiefh7451: for he senth7971h8804 unto me for my wivesh802, and for my childrenh1121, and for my silverh3701, and for my goldh2091; and I deniedh4513h8804 him not. I denied...: Heb. I kept not back from him

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And all the eldersh2205 and all the peopleh5971 saidh559h8799 unto him, Hearkenh8085h8799 not unto him , nor consenth14h8799.

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Wherefore he saidh559h8799 unto the messengersh4397 of Benhadadh1130, Tellh559h8798 my lordh113 the kingh4428, All that thou didst sendh7971h8804 for to thy servanth5650 at the firsth7223 I will doh6213h8799: but this thingh1697 I mayh3201h8799 not doh6213h8800. And the messengersh4397 departedh3212h8799, and broughth7725 him wordh1697 againh7725h8686.

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And Benhadadh1130 senth7971h8799 unto him, and saidh559h8799, The godsh430 do soh6213h8799 unto me, and more alsoh3254h8686, if the dusth6083 of Samariah8111 shall sufficeh5606h8799 for handfulsh8168 for all the peopleh5971 that followh7272 me. follow...: Heb. are at my feet

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And the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 answeredh6030h8799 and saidh559h8799, Tellh1696h8761 him , Let not him that girdethh2296h8802 on his harness boasth1984h8691 himself as he that putteth it offh6605h8764.

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And it came to pass, when Benhadad heardh8085h8800 this messageh1697, as he was drinkingh8354h8802, he and the kingsh4428 in the pavilionsh5521, that he saidh559h8799 unto his servantsh5650, Seth7760h8798 yourselves in array . And they seth7760h8799 themselves in array against the cityh5892. message: Heb. word
pavilions: or, tents
Set yourselves...: or, Place the engines. And they placed the engines

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And, behold, there cameh5066h8738 ah259 propheth5030 unto Ahabh256 kingh4428 of Israelh3478, sayingh559h8799, Thus saithh559h8804 the LORDh3068, Hast thou seenh7200h8804 all this greath1419 multitudeh1995? behold, I will deliverh5414h8802 it into thine handh3027 this dayh3117; and thou shalt knowh3045h8804 that I am the LORDh3068. came: Heb. approached

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And Ahabh256 saidh559h8799, By whom? And he saidh559h8799, Thus saithh559h8804 the LORDh3068, Even by the young menh5288 of the princesh8269 of the provincesh4082. Then he saidh559h8799, Who shall orderh631h8799 the battleh4421? And he answeredh559h8799, Thou. young...: or, servants
order: Heb. bind, or, tie

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Then he numberedh6485h8799 the young menh5288 of the princesh8269 of the provincesh4082, and they were twoh8147 hundredh3967 and thirtyh7970 twoh8147: and afterh310 them he numberedh6485h8804 all the peopleh5971, even all the childrenh1121 of Israelh3478, being sevenh7651 thousandh505.

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And they went outh3318h8799 at noonh6672. But Benhadadh1130 was drinkingh8354h8802 himself drunkh7910 in the pavilionsh5521, he and the kingsh4428, the thirtyh7970 and twoh8147 kingsh4428 that helpedh5826h8802 him.

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And the young menh5288 of the princesh8269 of the provincesh4082 went outh3318h8799 firsth7223; and Benhadadh1130 sent outh7971h8799, and they toldh5046h8686 him, sayingh559h8800, There are menh582 come outh3318h8804 of Samariah8111.

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And he saidh559h8799, Whether they be come outh3318h8804 for peaceh7965, takeh8610h8798 them aliveh2416; or whether they be come outh3318h8804 for warh4421, takeh8610h8798 them aliveh2416.

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So these young menh5288 of the princesh8269 of the provincesh4082 came outh3318h8804 of the cityh5892, and the armyh2428 which followedh310 them.

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And they slewh5221h8686 every oneh376 his manh376: and the Syriansh758 fledh5127h8799; and Israelh3478 pursuedh7291h8799 them: and Benhadadh1130 the kingh4428 of Syriah758 escapedh4422h8735 on an horseh5483 with the horsemenh6571.

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And the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 went outh3318h8799, and smoteh5221h8686 the horsesh5483 and chariotsh7393, and slewh5221h8689 the Syriansh758 with a greath1419 slaughterh4347.

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And the propheth5030 cameh5066h8799 to the kingh4428 of Israelh3478, and saidh559h8799 unto him, Goh3212h8798, strengthenh2388h8690 thyself, and markh3045h8798, and seeh7200h8798 what thou doesth6213h8799: for at the returnh8666 of the yearh8141 the kingh4428 of Syriah758 will come uph5927h8802 against thee.

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And the servantsh5650 of the kingh4428 of Syriah758 saidh559h8804 unto him, Their godsh430 are godsh430 of the hillsh2022; therefore they were strongerh2388h8804 than we; buth199 let us fighth3898h8735 against them in the plainh4334, and surelyh3808 we shall be strongerh2388h8799 than they.

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And doh6213h8798 this thingh1697, Takeh5493h8685 the kingsh4428 away, every manh376 out of his placeh4725, and puth7760h8798 captainsh6346 in their rooms:

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And numberh4487h8799 thee an armyh2428, like the armyh2428 that thou hast losth5307h8802, horseh5483 for horseh5483, and charioth7393 for charioth7393: and we will fighth3898h8735 againsth854 them in the plainh4334, and surely we shall be strongerh2388h8799 than they. And he hearkenedh8085h8799 unto their voiceh6963, and did soh6213h8799. that thou...: Heb. that was fallen

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And it came to pass at the returnh8666 of the yearh8141, that Benhadadh1130 numberedh6485h8799 the Syriansh758, and went uph5927h8799 to Aphekh663, to fighth4421 against Israelh3478. to fight...: Heb. to the war with Israel

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And the childrenh1121 of Israelh3478 were numberedh6485h8719, and were all presenth3557h8791, and wenth3212h8799 againsth7125h8800 them: and the childrenh1121 of Israelh3478 pitchedh2583h8799 before them like twoh8147 little flocksh2835 of kidsh5795; but the Syriansh758 filledh4390h8765 the countryh776. were all...: or, were nourished

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And there cameh5066h8799 a manh376 of Godh430, and spakeh559h8799 unto the kingh4428 of Israelh3478, and saidh559h8799, Thus saithh559h8804 the LORDh3068, Because the Syriansh758 have saidh559h8804, The LORDh3068 is Godh430 of the hillsh2022, but he is not Godh430 of the valleysh6010, therefore will I deliverh5414h8804 all this greath1419 multitudeh1995 into thine handh3027, and ye shall knowh3045h8804 that I am the LORDh3068.

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And they pitchedh2583h8799 oneh428 over againsth5227 the otherh428 sevenh7651 daysh3117. And so it was, that in the seventhh7637 dayh3117 the battleh4421 was joinedh7126h8799: and the childrenh1121 of Israelh3478 slewh5221h8686 of the Syriansh758 an hundredh3967 thousandh505 footmenh7273 in oneh259 dayh3117.

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But the resth3498h8737 fledh5127h8799 to Aphekh663, into the cityh5892; and there a wallh2346 fellh5307h8799 upon twentyh6242 and sevenh7651 thousandh505 of the menh376 that were lefth3498h8737. And Benhadadh1130 fledh5127h8804, and cameh935h8799 into the cityh5892, into an innerh2315 chamberh2315. into an...: or, from chamber to chamber: Heb. into a chamber within a chamber

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And his servantsh5650 saidh559h8799 unto him, Behold now, we have heardh8085h8804 that the kingsh4428 of the househ1004 of Israelh3478 are mercifulh2617 kingsh4428: let us, I pray thee, puth7760h8799 sackclothh8242 on our loinsh4975, and ropesh2256 upon our headsh7218, and go outh3318h8799 to the kingh4428 of Israelh3478: peradventure he will saveh2421h8762 thy lifeh5315.

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So they girdedh2296h8799 sackclothh8242 on their loinsh4975, and put ropesh2256 on their headsh7218, and cameh935h8799 to the kingh4428 of Israelh3478, and saidh559h8799, Thy servanth5650 Benhadadh1130 saithh559h8804, I pray thee, let me liveh2421h8799h5315. And he saidh559h8799, Is he yet aliveh2416? he is my brotherh251.

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Now the menh582 did diligently observeh5172h8762 whether any thing would come from him, and did hastilyh4116h8762 catchh2480h8686 it : and they saidh559h8799, Thy brotherh251 Benhadadh1130. Then he saidh559h8799, Goh935h8798 ye, bringh3947h8798 him. Then Benhadadh1130 came forthh3318h8799 to him; and he caused him to come uph5927h8686 into the charioth4818.

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And Benhadad saidh559h8799 unto him, The citiesh5892, which my fatherh1 tookh3947h8804 from thy fatherh1, I will restoreh7725h8686; and thou shalt makeh7760h8799 streetsh2351 for thee in Damascush1834, as my fatherh1 madeh7760h8804 in Samariah8111. Then said Ahab , I will send thee awayh7971h8762 with this covenanth1285. So he madeh3772h8799 a covenanth1285 with him, and sent him awayh7971h8762. streets: or, market places

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And a certainh259 manh376 of the sonsh1121 of the prophetsh5030 saidh559h8804 unto his neighbourh7453 in the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068, Smiteh5221h8685 me, I pray thee. And the manh376 refusedh3985h8762 to smiteh5221h8687 him.

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Then saidh559h8799 he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyedh8085h8804 the voiceh6963 of the LORDh3068, behold, as soon as thou art departedh1980h8802 from me, a lionh738 shall slayh5221h8689 thee. And as soon as he was departedh3212h8799 from himh681, a lionh738 foundh4672h8799 him, and slewh5221h8686 him.

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Then he foundh4672h8799 anotherh312 manh376, and saidh559h8799, Smiteh5221h8685 me, I pray thee. And the manh376 smoteh5221h8686 him, so that in smitingh5221h8687 he woundedh6481h8800 him . so that...: Heb. smiting and wounding

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So the propheth5030 departedh3212h8799, and waitedh5975h8799 for the kingh4428 by the wayh1870, and disguisedh2664h8691 himself with ashesh666 upon his faceh5869.

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And as the kingh4428 passed byh5674h8802, he criedh6817h8804 unto the kingh4428: and he saidh559h8799, Thy servanth5650 went outh3318h8804 into the midsth7130 of the battleh4421; and, behold, a manh376 turned asideh5493h8804, and broughth935h8686 a manh376 unto me, and saidh559h8799, Keeph8104h8798 this manh376: if by any meansh6485h8736 he be missingh6485h8735, then shall thy lifeh5315 be for his lifeh5315, or else thou shalt payh8254h8799 a talenth3603 of silverh3701. pay: Heb. weigh

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And as thy servanth5650 was busyh6213h8802 here and there, he was goneh369. And the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 saidh559h8799 unto him, So shall thy judgmenth4941 be ; thyself hast decidedh2782h8804 it . he was...: Heb. he was not

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And he hastedh4116h8762, and took the ashesh666 awayh5493h8686 from his faceh5869; and the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 discernedh5234h8686 him that he was of the prophetsh5030.

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And he saidh559h8799 unto him, Thus saithh559h8804 the LORDh3068, Because thou hast let goh7971h8765 out of thy handh3027 a manh376 whom I appointed to utter destructionh2764, therefore thy lifeh5315 shall go for his lifeh5315, and thy peopleh5971 for his peopleh5971.

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And the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 wenth3212h8799 to his househ1004 heavyh5620 and displeasedh2198, and cameh935h8799 to Samariah8111.



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