1 Kings 20:21-23

Easy-to-Read Version

²¹ King Ahab led the army and attacked all the horses and chariots. So King Ahab made the Arameans suffer a great defeat.

²² Then the prophet went to King Ahab and said, “The king of Aram will come back to fight again next spring. So go back and strengthen your army and make careful plans to defend yourself against him.”

Ben-Hadad Attacks Again

²³ King Ben-Hadad’s officers said to him, “The gods of Israel are mountain gods. We fought in a mountain area, so the Israelites won. If we fight them on level ground, we will win.