Talált 19150 Eredmények: Or
Ben-Hadad then sent him the following message, 'May the gods bring unnameable ills on me and worse ills too, if there is enough dust in Samaria for each of my followers to have a handful!' (1 Kings 20, 10)
When Ben-Hadad heard this message -- he was under the awnings drinking with the kings -- he gave orders to his servants, 'Take up position!' And they took up their positions against the city. (1 Kings 20, 12)
A prophet then arrived, looking for Ahab king of Israel. 'Yahweh says this,' he said. ' "You have seen this huge army? This very day I shall deliver it into your hands, and you will know that I am Yahweh." ' (1 Kings 20, 13)
'By whose means?' Ahab asked. The prophet replied, 'Yahweh says this, "By means of the guards of the district governors." ' 'Who will co-ordinate the attack?' Ahab asked. 'You will,' the prophet replied. (1 Kings 20, 14)
So Ahab inspected the guards of the district governors: there were two hundred and thirty-two. After these he reviewed the army, all the Israelites: there were seven thousand. (1 Kings 20, 15)
They made a sortie at midday, when Ben-Hadad was drinking himself senseless under the awnings, he and the thirty-two kings who were allies. (1 Kings 20, 16)
The guards of the district governors led the sortie. A report was made to Ben-Hadad: 'Some men have come out of Samaria.' (1 Kings 20, 17)
He said, 'If they have come out for peace, take them alive; if they have come out for war, take them alive too.' (1 Kings 20, 18)
So they made a sortie from the city, the district governors' guards and behind them the army, (1 Kings 20, 19)
and each struck down his man. Aram took to flight and Israel pursued; Ben-Hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback. (1 Kings 20, 20)
The king of Israel then advanced, capturing horses and chariots and inflicting a great defeat on Aram. (1 Kings 20, 21)
The prophet then went to the king of Israel and said, 'Now is the time to be resolute and think carefully about what you should do, for at the turn of the year the king of Aram will march against you.' (1 Kings 20, 22)
