1 Kings 20 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Then the king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 called ^H7121 all ^H3605 the elders ^H2205 of the land ^H776 and said ^H559, “Please ^H4994 know ^H3045 and see ^H7200 how ^H3588 this ^H2088 man is looking ^H1245 for ^H1245 trouble ^H7451; for he sent ^H7971 to me for my wives ^H802 and my children ^H1121 and my silver ^H3701 and my gold ^H2091, and I withheld ^H4513 nothing from him.”

Now behold ^H2009, a prophet ^H5030 approached ^H5066 Ahab ^H256 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 and said ^H559, “Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068, ‘Have you seen ^H7200 all ^H3605 this ^H2088 great ^H1419 multitude ^H1995? Behold ^H2009, I will deliver ^H5414 them into your hand ^H3027 today ^H3117, and you shall know ^H3045 that I am Yahweh ^H3068.’”

And they went ^H3318 out ^H3318 at noon ^H6672, while Ben-hadad ^H1130 was drinking ^H8354 himself drunk ^H7910 in the booths ^H5521 [fn]with the thirty-two ^H7970 H8147 kings ^H4428 who helped ^H5826 him.

So these ^H428 went ^H3318 out ^H3318 from the city ^H5892, the young ^H5288 men ^H5288 of the rulers ^H8269 of the provinces ^H4082, and the military ^H2428 force ^H2428 which ^H834 followed ^H310 them.

Then the prophet ^H5030 came ^H5066 near ^H5066 to the king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 and said ^H559 to him, “Go ^H1980, strengthen ^H2388 yourself and know ^H3045 and see ^H7200 what ^H834 you have to do ^H6213; for at the turn ^H8666 of the year ^H8141 the king ^H4428 of Aram ^H758 will come ^H5927 up ^H5927 against ^H5921 you.”

Now the servants ^H5650 of the king ^H4428 of Aram ^H758 said ^H559 to him, “Their gods ^H430 are gods ^H430 of the mountains ^H2022, therefore ^H5921 H3651 they were stronger ^H2388 than ^H4480 we; but rather ^H199 let us fight ^H3898 against ^H854 them in the plain ^H4334, and surely ^H518 H3808 we will be stronger ^H2388 than ^H4480 they.

Now it happened at the turn ^H8666 of the year ^H8141, that Ben-hadad ^H1130 mustered ^H6485 the Arameans ^H758 and went ^H5927 up ^H5927 to Aphek ^H663 to fight ^H4421 against ^H5973 Israel ^H3478.

Then his servants ^H5650 said ^H559 to him, “Behold ^H2009 now ^H4994, we have heard ^H8085 that the kings ^H4428 of the house ^H1004 of Israel ^H3478 are kings ^H4428 of lovingkindness ^H2617, please ^H4994 let us put ^H7760 sackcloth ^H8242 on our loins ^H4975 and ropes ^H2256 on our heads ^H7218, and go ^H3318 out ^H3318 to the king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478; perhaps ^H194 he will preserve ^H2421 your [fn]life ^H5315.”

Now a certain ^H259 man ^H376 of the sons ^H1121 of the prophets ^H5030 said ^H559 to [fn]another ^H7453 by the word ^H1697 of Yahweh ^H3068, “Please ^H4994 strike ^H5221 me.” But the man ^H376 refused ^H3985 to strike ^H5221 him.