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15 So Ahab[a] assembled the 232 servants of the district governors. After that he assembled all the Israelite army, numbering 7,000. 16 They marched out at noon, while Ben Hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were drinking heavily[b] in their quarters.[c] 17 The servants of the district governors led the march. When Ben Hadad sent messengers, they reported back to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 20:15 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 1 Kings 20:16 tn Heb “drinking and drunken.”
  3. 1 Kings 20:16 tn Heb “in the temporary shelters.” This is probably referring to tents.