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15 So Ahab summoned the 232 junior officers under the provincial commanders. Then he assembled the rest of the Israelites, 7,000 in all.
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So Ahab summoned the 232 junior officers under the provincial commanders. Then he assembled the rest of the Israelites, 7,000 in all.
16 They set out at noon while Ben-Hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.
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They set out at noon while Ben-Hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.
17 The junior officers under the provincial commanders went out first. Now Ben-Hadad had dispatched scouts, who reported, “Men are advancing from Samaria.”
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The junior officers under the provincial commanders went out first. Now Ben-Hadad had dispatched scouts, who reported, “Men are advancing from Samaria.”
18 He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; if they have come out for war, take them alive.”
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He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; if they have come out for war, take them alive.”
19 The junior officers under the provincial commanders marched out of the city with the army behind them
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The junior officers under the provincial commanders marched out of the city with the army behind them
20 and each one struck down his opponent. At that, the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-Hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with some of his horsemen.
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and each one struck down his opponent. At that, the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-Hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with some of his horsemen.
21 The king of Israel advanced and overpowered the horses and chariots and inflicted heavy losses on the Arameans.
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The king of Israel advanced and overpowered the horses and chariots and inflicted heavy losses on the Arameans.
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