War with Aram

20 Now (A)Ben-hadad, king of Aram, gathered all his army, (B)and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots. And he went up and (C)besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

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Ben-Hadad Attacks Samaria

20 Now Ben-Hadad(A) king of Aram mustered his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he went up and besieged Samaria(B) and attacked it.

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16 They went out at noon, while (A)Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the [a]temporary shelters [b]with the thirty-two kings who were helping him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 20:16 Or huts
  2. 1 Kings 20:16 Lit he and the 32 kings

16 They set out at noon while Ben-Hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.(A)

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24 Carry out this [a]plan: remove the kings, each from his place, and put governors in their place,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 20:24 Lit word

24 Do this: Remove all the kings from their commands and replace them with other officers.

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30 Now the king of Aram had commanded the commanders of his chariots, saying, “Do not fight with the small or great, but only with the king of Israel.”

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30 Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”

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