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1 Kings 20:21-23
New English Translation

21 Then the king of Israel marched out and struck down the horses and chariots; he thoroughly defeated[a] Syria.

The Lord Gives Israel Another Victory

22 The prophet[b] visited the king of Israel and instructed him, “Go, fortify your defenses.[c] Determine[d] what you must do, for in the spring[e] the king of Syria will attack[f] you.” 23 Now the advisers[g] of the king of Syria said to him: “Their God is a god of the mountains. That’s why they overpowered us. But if we fight them in the plains, we will certainly overpower them.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 20:21 tn Heb “struck down Aram with a great striking down.”
  2. 1 Kings 20:22 tn The definite article indicates previous reference, that is, “the prophet mentioned earlier” (see v. 13).
  3. 1 Kings 20:22 tn Heb “strengthen yourself.”
  4. 1 Kings 20:22 tn Heb “know and see.”
  5. 1 Kings 20:22 tn Heb “at the turning of the year.”
  6. 1 Kings 20:22 tn Heb “go up against.”
  7. 1 Kings 20:23 tn Or “servants.”
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