Original 1611 King James Bible (KJV)

1 Kings 20

1 Ben-hadad, not content with Ahab's homage, besiegeth Samaria. 13 By the direction of a prophet, the Syrians are slain. 22 As the prophet forewarned Ahab, the Syrians, trusting in the valleys, come against him in Aphek. 28 By the word of the prophet, and God's judgment, the Syrians are smitten again. 31 The Syrians, submitting themselves, Ahab sendeth Ben-hadad away with a covenant. 35 The prophet, under the parable of a prisoner, making Ahab judge himself, denounceth God's judgment against him.

 20:1 ¶ And Benhadad 1130 the King 4428 of Syria 758 gathered y6908 z0 all his hoste y2428 together, 6908 z8804 x853 x3605 x2428 and [there were] thirtie 7970 and two 8147 kings 4428 with x854 him, and horses, 5483 and charets: 7393 and hee went vp 5927 z8799 and besieged 6696 z8799 x5921 Samaria, 8111 and warred 3898 z8735 against it.

 20:2 And hee sent 7971 z8799 messengers 4397 to x413 Ahab 256 king 4428 of Israel, 3478 into the city, 5892 and saide 559 z8799 vnto him, Thus x3541 saith 559 z8804 Benhadad, 1130

 20:3 Thy siluer 3701 and thy gold 2091 is mine, thy wiues 802 also, and thy children, 1121 [euen] the goodliest, 2896 are mine.

 20:4 And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 answered, 6030 z8799 and said, 559 z8799 My lord 113 O king, 4428 according to thy saying, 1697 I x589 [am] thine, and all x3605 that x834 I haue.

 20:5 And the messengers 4397 came againe, 7725 z8799 and saide, 559 z8799 Thus x3541 speaketh 559 z8804 Benhadad, 1130 saying, 559 z8800 Although x3588 I haue sent 7971 z8804 vnto x413 thee, saying, 559 z8800 Thou shalt deliuer 5414 z8799 me thy siluer, 3701 and thy gold, 2091 and thy wiues, 802 and thy children: 1121

 20:6 Yet x3588 I will send 7971 z8799 x853 my seruants 5650 vnto x413 thee to morrow 4279 about x518 this time, 6256 and they shall search 2664 z8765 x853 thine house, 1004 and the houses 1004 of thy seruants; 5650 and it shall be, 1961 z8804 that whatsoeuer x3605 is pleasant 4261 in thine eies, 5869 they shall put 7760 z8799 [it] in their hand, 3027 and take [it] away. 3947 z8804

 20:7 Then the king 4428 of Israel 3478 called 7121 z8799 all x3605 the Elders 2205 of the land, 776 and saide; 559 z8799 Marke, 3045 z8798 I pray you, x4994 and see 7200 z8798 how x3588 this x2088 [man] seeketh 1245 z8764 mischiefe: 7451 for x3588 hee sent 7971 z8804 vnto x413 me for my wiues, 802 and for my children, 1121 and for my siluer, 3701 and for my gold, 2091 and I denied 4513 z8804 x4480 him not. x3808

 20:8 And all x3605 the Elders, 2205 and all x3605 the people 5971 said 559 z8799 vnto x413 him; Hearken 8085 z8799 not x408 [vnto him], nor x3808 consent. 14 z8799

 20:9 Wherefore hee said 559 z8799 vnto the messengers 4397 of Benhadad, 1130 Tell 559 z8798 my lord 113 the king, 4428 All x3605 that x834 thou diddest send 7971 z8804 for to x413 thy seruant 5650 at the first, 7223 I will doe: 6213 z8799 but this x2088 thing 1697 I may 3201 z8799 not x3808 doe. 6213 z8800 And the messengers 4397 departed, y3212 z8799 x1980 and brought 7725 z0 him word 1697 againe. y7725 z8686

 20:10 And Benhadad 1130 sent 7971 z8799 vnto x413 him, and said, 559 z8799 The gods 430 doe x6213 so y6213 z8799 x3541 vnto me and more x3254 also, y3254 z8686 x3541 if x518 the dust 6083 of Samaria 8111 shall suffice 5606 z8799 for handfuls 8168 for all x3605 the people 5971 that x834 follow 7272 me.

 20:11 And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 answered, 6030 z8799 and said, 559 z8799 Tell 1696 z8761 [him], Let not x408 him that girdeth 2296 z8802 on [his harnesse], boast y1984 z8691 himselfe, x1984 as he that putteth it off. 6605 z8764

 20:12 And it came to passe, x1961 when [Benhadad] heard 8085 z8800 x853 this x2088 message 1697 (as hee x1931 was drinking, 8354 z8802 he x1931 and the kings 4428 in the pauilions) 5521 that hee said 559 z8799 vnto x413 his seruants, 5650 Set 7760 z8798 [yourselues in aray]. And they set 7760 z8799 [themselues in aray] against x5921 the citie. 5892

 20:13 ¶ And behold, x2009 there came 5066 z8738 a 259 Prophet 5030 vnto x413 Ahab 256 king 4428 of Israel, 3478 saying, 559 z8799 Thus x3541 saith 559 z8804 the LORD, 3068 Hast thou seene 7200 z8804 x853 all x3605 this x2088 great 1419 multitude? 1995 behold, x2009 I will deliuer 5414 z8802 it into thine hand 3027 this day, 3117 and thou shalt knowe 3045 z8804 that x3588 I x589 am the LORD. 3068

 20:14 And Ahab 256 saide, 559 z8799 By whom? x4310 and he saide, 559 z8799 Thus x3541 saith 559 z8804 the LORD, 3068 [Euen] by the young men 5288 of the Princes 8269 of the prouinces: 4082 Then he said, 559 z8799 Who x4310 shall order 631 z8799 the battell? 4421 And hee answered, 559 z8799 Thou. x859

 20:15 Then he numbred 6485 z8799 x853 the young men 5288 of the Princes 8269 of the prouinces, 4082 and they were x1961 two y8147 hundred 3967 and thirty 7970 two: 8147 and after 310 them hee numbred 6485 z8804 x853 all x3605 the people, 5971 [euen] all x3605 the children 1121 of Israel, 3478 [being] seuen 7651 thousand. 505

 20:16 And they went out 3318 z8799 at noone: 6672 But Benhadad 1130 was drinking 8354 z8802 himselfe drunke 7910 in the pauilions, 5521 hee x1931 and the kings, 4428 the thirty 7970 and two 8147 kings 4428 that helped 5826 z8802 him.

 20:17 And the young men 5288 of the Princes 8269 of the Prouinces 4082 went out 3318 z8799 first, 7223 and Benhadad 1130 sent out, 7971 z8799 and they told 5046 z8686 him, saying, 559 z8800 There are men y582 x376 come out 3318 z8804 of Samaria. 8111 x4480

 20:18 And he said, 559 z8799 Whether x518 they be come out 3318 z8804 for peace, 7965 take 8610 z8798 them aliue: 2416 or whether x518 they be come out 3318 z8804 for warre, 4421 take 8610 z8798 them aliue. 2416

 20:19 So these x428 yong men 5288 of the princes 8269 of the prouinces, 4082 came out 3318 z8804 of x4480 the citie, 5892 and the armie 2428 which x834 followed 310 them:

 20:20 And they slew 5221 z8686 euery one 376 his man: 376 and the Syrians 758 fled, 5127 z8799 and Israel 3478 pursued 7291 z8799 them: and Benhadad 1130 the king 4428 of Syria 758 escaped 4422 z8735 on x5921 an horse, 5483 with the horsemen. 6571

 20:21 And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 went out, 3318 z8799 and smote 5221 z8686 x853 the horses 5483 and charets, 7393 and slewe 5221 z8689 the Syrians 758 with a great 1419 slaughter. 4347

 20:22 ¶ And the Prophet 5030 came 5066 z8799 to x413 the king 4428 of Israel, 3478 and said 559 z8799 vnto him, Goe, y3212 z8798 x1980 strengthen y2388 z8690 thy selfe, x2388 and marke 3045 z8798 and see 7200 z8798 x853 what x834 thou doest: 6213 z8799 for x3588 at the returne 8666 of the yeere, 8141 the king 4428 of Syria 758 will come vp 5927 z8802 against x5921 thee.

 20:23 And the seruants 5650 of the King 4428 of Syria 758 said 559 z8804 vnto x413 him, Their gods 430 [are] gods 430 of the hilles, 2022 therefore x5921 x3651 they were stronger 2388 z8804 then x4480 wee: but 199 let vs fight 3898 z8735 against x854 them in the plaine, 4334 and surely y3808 x518 we shall be stronger 2388 z8799 x3808 then x4480 they.

 20:24 And doe 6213 z8798 this x2088 thing, 1697 Take y5493 z8685 the kings y4428 away, x5493 x4428 euery man 376 out of his place, 4725 x4480 and put 7760 z8798 captaines 6346 in their roumes. x8478

 20:25 And number 4487 z8799 x859 thee an armie, 2428 like the armie 2428 that thou hast lost, 5307 z8802 x4480 x853 horse 5483 for horse, 5483 and charet 7393 for charet: 7393 and wee will fight y3898 z8735 against y854 x3898 them in the plaine, 4334 [and] surely x518 x3808 wee shall be stronger 2388 z8799 then x4480 they. And hee hearkened 8085 z8799 vnto their voice, 6963 and did x6213 so. y6213 z8799 x3651

 20:26 And it came to passe x1961 at the returne 8666 of the yeere, 8141 that Benhadad 1130 numbred 6485 z8799 x853 the Syrians, 758 and went vp 5927 z8799 to Aphek, 663 to fight 4421 against x5973 Israel. 3478

 20:27 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 were numbred, 6485 z8719 and were all present, 3557 z8791 and went y3212 z8799 x1980 against y7125 z8800 x7121 them: and the children 1121 of Israel 3478 pitched 2583 z8799 before x5048 them, like two 8147 little flockes 2835 of kids: 5795 but the Syrians 758 filled 4390 z8765 x853 the countrey. 776

 20:28 ¶ And there came 5066 z8799 a man 376 of God, 430 and spake 559 z8799 vnto x413 the king 4428 of Israel, 3478 and sayd, 559 z8799 Thus x3541 sayth 559 z8804 the LORD, 3068 Because x3282 x834 the Syrians 758 haue sayde, 559 z8804 The LORD 3068 [is] God 430 of the hilles, 2022 but hee x1931 [is] not x3808 God 430 of the valleys: 6010 therefore will I deliuer 5414 z8804 x853 all x3605 this x2088 great 1419 multitude 1995 into thine hand, 3027 [and] yee shall know 3045 z8804 that x3588 I x589 am the LORD. 3068

 20:29 And they pitched 2583 z8799 one 428 ouer against 5227 the other 428 seuen 7651 daies, 3117 and so it was, x1961 that in the seuenth 7637 day 3117 the battell 4421 was ioyned: 7126 z8799 and the children 1121 of Israel 3478 slewe 5221 z8686 of x853 the Syrians 758 an hundred 3967 thousand 505 footmen 7273 in one 259 day. 3117

 20:30 But the rest 3498 z8737 fled 5127 z8799 to Aphek, 663 into x413 the citie, 5892 and there a wall 2346 fell 5307 z8799 vpon x5921 twentie 6242 and seuen 7651 thousand 505 of the men 376 that were left: 3498 z8737 and Benhadad 1130 fled, 5127 z8804 and came 935 z8799 into x413 the citie, 5892 into an inner y2315 chamber. 2315

 20:31 ¶ And his seruants 5650 said 559 z8799 vnto x413 him, Behold x2009 now, x4994 wee haue heard 8085 z8804 that x3588 the kings 4428 of the house 1004 of Israel 3478 are mercifull 2617 kings: 4428 let vs, I pray thee, x4994 put 7760 z8799 sackcloth 8242 on our loines, 4975 and ropes 2256 vpon our heads, 7218 and goe out 3318 z8799 to x413 the king 4428 of Israel; 3478 peraduenture x194 he will saue 2421 z8762 x853 thy life. 5315

 20:32 So they girded 2296 z8799 sackcloth 8242 on their loynes, 4975 and [put] ropes 2256 on their heads, 7218 and came 935 z8799 to x413 the king 4428 of Israel, 3478 and said, 559 z8799 Thy seruant 5650 Benhadad 1130 saith, 559 z8804 I pray thee, x4994 let me x5315 liue. 2421 z8799 y5315 And he said, 559 z8799 Is he yet x5750 aliue? 2416 he x1931 [is] my brother. 251

 20:33 Now the men y582 x376 did diligently obserue 5172 z8762 whether any thing would come from x4480 him, and did hastily 4116 z8762 catch 2480 z8686 [it]: and they saide, 559 z8799 Thy brother 251 Benhadad. 1130 Then he said, 559 z8799 Goe 935 z8798 ye, bring 3947 z8798 him: then Benhadad 1130 came forth 3318 z8799 to x413 him: and hee caused him to come vp 5927 z8686 into x5921 the charet. 4818

 20:34 And [Benhadad] said 559 z8799 vnto x413 him, The cities 5892 which x834 my father 1 tooke 3947 z8804 from x4480 x854 thy father, 1 I will restore, 7725 z8686 and thou shalt make 7760 z8799 streets 2351 for thee in Damascus, 1834 as x834 my father 1 made 7760 z8804 in Samaria. 8111 Then, [said Ahab], I x589 will send thee away 7971 z8762 with this couenant. 1285 So he made 3772 z8799 a couenant 1285 with him, and sent him away. 7971 z8762

 20:35 ¶ And a certaine 259 man 376 of the sonnes 1121 x4480 of the Prophets, 5030 saide 559 z8804 vnto x413 his neighbour 7453 in the word 1697 of the LORD, 3068 Smite 5221 z8685 me, I pray thee. x4994 And the man 376 refused 3985 z8762 to smite 5221 z8687 him.

 20:36 Then said 559 z8799 he vnto him, Because x3282 x834 thou hast not x3808 obeyed 8085 z8804 the voyce 6963 of the LORD, 3068 beholde, x2009 assoone as thou art departed 1980 z8802 from x4480 x853 me, a lyon 738 shal slay 5221 z8689 thee. And assoone as hee was departed y3212 z8799 x1980 from x4480 x681 him, y681 a lyon 738 found 4672 z8799 him, and slew 5221 z8686 him.

 20:37 Then he found 4672 z8799 another 312 man, 376 and said, 559 z8799 Smite 5221 z8685 me, I pray thee. x4994 And the man 376 smote 5221 z8686 him, so that in smiting 5221 z8687 hee wounded 6481 z8800 [him].

 20:38 So the prophet 5030 departed, y3212 z8799 x1980 and waited 5975 z8799 for the king 4428 by x5921 the way, 1870 and disguised y2664 z8691 himselfe x2664 with ashes 666 vpon x5921 his face. 5869

 20:39 And as x1961 the king 4428 passed by, 5674 z8802 he x1931 cried 6817 z8804 vnto x413 the king: 4428 and he saide, 559 z8799 Thy seruant 5650 went out 3318 z8804 into the mids 7130 of the battell, 4421 and behold, x2009 a man 376 turned aside, 5493 z8804 and brought 935 z8686 a man 376 vnto x413 me, and said, 559 z8799 Keep 8104 z8798 x853 this x2088 man: 376 if x518 by any meanes y6485 z8736 he be missing, 6485 z8735 then shall thy life 5315 be x1961 for x8478 his life, 5315 or x176 else thou shalt pay 8254 z8799 a talent 3603 of siluer. 3701

 20:40 And as thy seruant 5650 was x1961 busie 6213 z8802 here x2008 and there, x2008 he x1931 was gone. 369 And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 saide 559 z8799 vnto x413 him, So x3651 [shall] thy iudgement 4941 [bee], thy selfe x859 hast discided 2782 z8804 [it].

 20:41 And he hasted, 4116 z8762 and tooke x5493 x853 the ashes 666 away y5493 z8686 from x4480 x5921 his face, 5869 and the king 4428 of Israel 3478 discerned 5234 z8686 him that x3588 hee x1931 [was] of the Prophets. 5030 x4480

 20:42 And hee said 559 z8799 vnto x413 him, Thus x3541 saith 559 z8804 the LORD, 3068 Because x3282 thou hast let goe 7971 z8765 out of [thy] hand, 3027 x4480 x853 a man 376 whom I appointed to vtter destruction, 2764 therfore thy life 5315 shall goe x1961 for x8478 his life, 5315 and thy people 5971 for x8478 his people. 5971

 20:43 And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 went y3212 z8799 x1980 to x5921 his house, 1004 heauie, 5620 and displeased, 2198 and came 935 z8799 to Samaria. 8111