1 Kings 20:21-23

Good News Translation

²¹ King Ahab took to the field, captured^[a] the horses and chariots, and inflicted a severe defeat on the Syrians.

²² Then the prophet went to King Ahab and said, “Go back and build up your forces and make careful plans, because the king of Syria will attack again next spring.”

The Second Syrian Attack

²³ King Benhadad's officials said to him, “The gods of Israel are mountain gods, and that is why the Israelites defeated us. But we will certainly defeat them if we fight them in the plains.