1 Kings 20
King James Version with Strongs Numbers - 1 Kings 20 << | >> 12345678910111213141516171819202122 20:1 And Benhadad1130 the king4428 of Syria0758 gathered6908 all his host2428 together6908: and {there were} thirty7970 and two8147 kings4428 with him, and horses5483, and chariots7393: and he went up5927 and besieged6696 Samaria8111, and warred3898 against it. 20:2 And he sent7971 messengers4397 to Ahab0256 king4428 of Israel3478 into the city5892, and said0559 unto him, Thus saith0559 Benhadad1130, 20:3 Thy silver3701 and thy gold2091 {is} mine; thy wives0802 also and thy children1121, {even} the goodliest2896, {are} mine. 20:4 And the king4428 of Israel3478 answered6030 and said0559, My lord0113, O king4428, according to thy saying1697, I {am} thine, and all that I have. 20:5 And the messengers4397 came again7725, and said0559, Thus speaketh0559 Benhadad1130, saying0559, Although I have sent7971 unto thee, saying0559, Thou shalt deliver5414 me thy silver3701, and thy gold2091, and thy wives0802, and thy children1121; 20:6 Yet I will send7971 my servants5650 unto thee to morrow4279 about this time6256, and they shall search2664 thine house1004, and the houses1004 of thy servants5650; and it shall be1961, {that} whatsoever is pleasant4261 in thine eyes5869, they shall put7760 {it} in their hand3027, and take {it} away3947. 20:7 Then the king4428 of Israel3478 called7121 all the elders2205 of the land0776, and said0559, Mark3045, I pray you, and see7200 how this {man} seeketh1245 mischief7451: for he sent7971 unto me for my wives0802, and for my children1121, and for my silver3701, and for my gold2091; and I denied4513 him not. 20:8 And all the elders2205 and all the people5971 said0559 unto him, Hearken8085 not {unto him}, nor consent0014. 20:9 Wherefore he said0559 unto the messengers4397 of Benhadad1130, Tell0559 my lord0113 the king4428, All that thou didst send7971 for to thy servant5650 at the first7223 I will do6213: but this thing1697 I may3201 not do6213. And the messengers4397 departed3212, and brought7725 him word1697 again7725. 20:10 And Benhadad1130 sent7971 unto him, and said0559, The gods0430 do so6213 unto me, and more also3254, if the dust6083 of Samaria8111 shall suffice5606 for handfuls8168 for all the people5971 that follow7272 me. 20:11 And the king4428 of Israel3478 answered6030 and said0559, Tell1696 {him}, Let not him that girdeth2296 on {his harness} boast1984 himself as he that putteth it off6605. 20:12 And it came to pass, when {Benhadad} heard8085 this message1697, as he {was} drinking8354, he and the kings4428 in the pavilions5521, that he said0559 unto his servants5650, Set7760 {yourselves in array}. And they set7760 {themselves in array} against the city5892. 20:13 And, behold, there came5066 a0259 prophet5030 unto Ahab0256 king4428 of Israel3478, saying0559, Thus saith0559 the LORD3068, Hast thou seen7200 all this great1419 multitude1995? behold, I will deliver5414 it into thine hand3027 this day3117; and thou shalt know3045 that I {am} the LORD3068. 20:14 And Ahab0256 said0559, By whom? And he said0559, Thus saith0559 the LORD3068, {Even} by the young men5288 of the princes8269 of the provinces4082. Then he said0559, Who shall order0631 the battle4421? And he answered0559, Thou. 20:15 Then he numbered6485 the young men5288 of the princes8269 of the provinces4082, and they were two8147 hundred3967 and thirty7970 two8147: and after0310 them he numbered6485 all the people5971, {even} all the children1121 of Israel3478, {being} seven7651 thousand0505. 20:16 And they went out3318 at noon6672. But Benhadad1130 {was} drinking8354 himself drunk7910 in the pavilions5521, he and the kings4428, the thirty7970 and two8147 kings4428 that helped5826 him. 20:17 And the young men5288 of the princes8269 of the provinces4082 went out3318 first7223; and Benhadad1130 sent out7971, and they told5046 him, saying0559, There are men0582 come out3318 of Samaria8111. 20:18 And he said0559, Whether they be come out3318 for peace7965, take8610 them alive2416; or whether they be come out3318 for war4421, take8610 them alive2416. 20:19 So these young men5288 of the princes8269 of the provinces4082 came out3318 of the city5892, and the army2428 which followed0310 them. 20:20 And they slew5221 every one0376 his man0376: and the Syrians0758 fled5127; and Israel3478 pursued7291 them: and Benhadad1130 the king4428 of Syria0758 escaped4422 on an horse5483 with the horsemen6571. 20:21 And the king4428 of Israel3478 went out3318, and smote5221 the horses5483 and chariots7393, and slew5221 the Syrians0758 with a great1419 slaughter4347. 20:22 And the prophet5030 came5066 to the king4428 of Israel3478, and said0559 unto him, Go3212, strengthen2388 thyself, and mark3045, and see7200 what thou doest6213: for at the return8666 of the year8141 the king4428 of Syria0758 will come up5927 against thee. 20:23 And the servants5650 of the king4428 of Syria0758 said0559 unto him, Their gods0430 {are} gods0430 of the hills2022; therefore they were stronger2388 than we; but0199 let us fight3898 against them in the plain4334, and surely3808 we shall be stronger2388 than they. 20:24 And do6213 this thing1697, Take5493 the kings4428 away, every man0376 out of his place4725, and put7760 captains6346 in their rooms: 20:25 And number4487 thee an army2428, like the army2428 that thou hast lost5307, horse5483 for horse5483, and chariot7393 for chariot7393: and we will fight3898 against0854 them in the plain4334, {and} surely we shall be stronger2388 than they. And he hearkened8085 unto their voice6963, and did so6213. 20:26 And it came to pass at the return8666 of the year8141, that Benhadad1130 numbered6485 the Syrians0758, and went up5927 to Aphek0663, to fight4421 against Israel3478. 20:27 And the children1121 of Israel3478 were numbered6485, and were all present3557, and went3212 against7125 them: and the children1121 of Israel3478 pitched2583 before them like two8147 little flocks2835 of kids5795; but the Syrians0758 filled4390 the country0776. 20:28 And there came5066 a man0376 of God0430, and spake0559 unto the king4428 of Israel3478, and said0559, Thus saith0559 the LORD3068, Because the Syrians0758 have said0559, The LORD3068 {is} God0430 of the hills2022, but he {is} not God0430 of the valleys6010, therefore will I deliver5414 all this great1419 multitude1995 into thine hand3027, and ye shall know3045 that I {am} the LORD3068. 20:29 And they pitched2583 one0428 over against5227 the other0428 seven7651 days3117. And {so} it was, that in the seventh7637 day3117 the battle4421 was joined7126: and the children1121 of Israel3478 slew5221 of the Syrians0758 an hundred3967 thousand0505 footmen7273 in one0259 day3117. 20:30 But the rest3498 fled5127 to Aphek0663, into the city5892; and {there} a wall2346 fell5307 upon twenty6242 and seven7651 thousand0505 of the men0376 {that were} left3498. And Benhadad1130 fled5127, and came0935 into the city5892, into an inner2315 chamber2315. 20:31 And his servants5650 said0559 unto him, Behold now, we have heard8085 that the kings4428 of the house1004 of Israel3478 {are} merciful2617 kings4428: let us, I pray thee, put7760 sackcloth8242 on our loins4975, and ropes2256 upon our heads7218, and go out3318 to the king4428 of Israel3478: peradventure he will save2421 thy life5315. 20:32 So they girded2296 sackcloth8242 on their loins4975, and {put} ropes2256 on their heads7218, and came0935 to the king4428 of Israel3478, and said0559, Thy servant5650 Benhadad1130 saith0559, I pray thee, let me live2421-5315. And he said0559, {Is} he yet alive2416? he {is} my brother0251. 20:33 Now the men0582 did diligently observe5172 whether {any thing would come} from him, and did hastily4116 catch2480 {it}: and they said0559, Thy brother0251 Benhadad1130. Then he said0559, Go0935 ye, bring3947 him. Then Benhadad1130 came forth3318 to him; and he caused him to come up5927 into the chariot4818. 20:34 And {Benhadad} said0559 unto him, The cities5892, which my father0001 took3947 from thy father0001, I will restore7725; and thou shalt make7760 streets2351 for thee in Damascus1834, as my father0001 made7760 in Samaria8111. Then {said Ahab}, I will send thee away7971 with this covenant1285. So he made3772 a covenant1285 with him, and sent him away7971. 20:35 And a certain0259 man0376 of the sons1121 of the prophets5030 said0559 unto his neighbour7453 in the word1697 of the LORD3068, Smite5221 me, I pray thee. And the man0376 refused3985 to smite5221 him. 20:36 Then said0559 he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed8085 the voice6963 of the LORD3068, behold, as soon as thou art departed1980 from me, a lion0738 shall slay5221 thee. And as soon as he was departed3212 from him0681, a lion0738 found4672 him, and slew5221 him. 20:37 Then he found4672 another0312 man0376, and said0559, Smite5221 me, I pray thee. And the man0376 smote5221 him, so that in smiting5221 he wounded6481 {him}. 20:38 So the prophet5030 departed3212, and waited5975 for the king4428 by the way1870, and disguised2664 himself with ashes0666 upon his face5869. 20:39 And as the king4428 passed by5674, he cried6817 unto the king4428: and he said0559, Thy servant5650 went out3318 into the midst7130 of the battle4421; and, behold, a man0376 turned aside5493, and brought0935 a man0376 unto me, and said0559, Keep8104 this man0376: if by any means6485 he be missing6485, then shall thy life5315 be for his life5315, or else thou shalt pay8254 a talent3603 of silver3701. 20:40 And as thy servant5650 was busy6213 here and there, he was gone0369. And the king4428 of Israel3478 said0559 unto him, So {shall} thy judgment4941 {be}; thyself hast decided2782 {it}. 20:41 And he hasted4116, and took the ashes0666 away5493 from his face5869; and the king4428 of Israel3478 discerned5234 him that he {was} of the prophets5030. 20:42 And he said0559 unto him, Thus saith0559 the LORD3068, Because thou hast let go7971 out of {thy} hand3027 a man0376 whom I appointed to utter destruction2764, therefore thy life5315 shall go for his life5315, and thy people5971 for his people5971. 20:43 And the king4428 of Israel3478 went3212 to his house1004 heavy5620 and displeased2198, and came0935 to Samaria8111.