1 Kings 20:21-23

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²¹ Ahab king of Israel ·led the army [^Lwent out] and destroyed the horses and chariots and slaughtered the Arameans.

²² Then the prophet went to Ahab king of Israel and said, “The king of Aram will attack you again ·next spring [^Lat the turn of the year]. So go home now and strengthen ·your army [^Lyourself] and see what you need to do.”

²³ Meanwhile the officers of Ben-Hadad king of Aram said to him, “The gods of Israel are mountain gods, so they were stronger. Let’s fight them on the ·flat land [plain], and then we will ·win [be stronger].