33 Now the men [a]took this as an omen, and quickly [b]catching his word said, “Your brother Ben-hadad.” Then he said, “Go, bring him.” Then Ben-hadad came out to him, and he [c]took him up into the chariot. 34 Ben-hadad said to him, “(A)The cities which my father took from your father I will restore, and you shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria.” Ahab said, “And I will let you go with this covenant.” So he made a covenant with him and let him go.

35 Now a certain man of (B)the sons of the prophets said to [d]another (C)by the word of the Lord, “Please strike me.” But the man refused to strike him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 20:33 Lit divined
  2. 1 Kings 20:33 Lit caught from him
  3. 1 Kings 20:33 Lit caused him to come up
  4. 1 Kings 20:35 Lit his neighbor