1 Kings 20:22-30
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
22 The prophet approached the king of Israel and said to him, ‘Go and strengthen yourself, then consider carefully[a] what you should do, for in the spring(A) the king of Aram will attack you.’
23 Now the king of Aram’s servants said to him, ‘Their gods are gods of the hill country.(B) That’s why they were stronger than we were. Instead, we should fight with them on the plain; then we will certainly be stronger than they are. 24 Also do this: remove each king from his position and appoint captains in their place. 25 Raise another army for yourself like the army you lost – horse for horse, chariot for chariot – and let’s fight with them on the plain; and we will certainly be stronger than they are.’ The king listened to them and did it.
26 In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilised the Arameans and went up to Aphek(C) to battle Israel. 27 The Israelites mobilised, gathered supplies, and went to fight them. The Israelites camped in front of them like two little flocks of goats, while the Arameans filled the landscape.(D)
28 Then the man of God(E) approached and said to the king of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Because the Arameans have said, ‘The Lord is a god of the mountains and not a god of the valleys,’(F) I will hand over all this whole huge army to you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.” ’(G)
29 They camped opposite each other for seven days. On the seventh day,(H) the battle took place, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans – one hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day. 30 The ones who remained fled into the city of Aphek, and the wall fell on those twenty-seven thousand remaining men.
Ben-hadad also fled and went into an inner room(I) in the city.
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