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And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and wentagainst them: and the children of Israelpitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syriansfilled the country.
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And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this greatmultitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
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And they pitchedone over against the othersevendays. And so it was, that in the seventhday the battle was joined: and the children of Israelslew of the Syrians an hundredthousandfootmen in oneday.
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But the restfled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wallfell upon twenty and seventhousand of the men that were left. And Benhadadfled, and came into the city, into an innerchamber.
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And his servantssaid unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are mercifulkings: let us, I pray thee, putsackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
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So they girdedsackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servantBenhadadsaith, I pray thee, let me live*. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
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Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastilycatch it: and they said, Thy brotherBenhadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Benhadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
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And Benhadad said unto him, The cities, which my fathertook from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt makestreets for thee in Damascus, as my fathermade in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.
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Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lionfound him, and slew him.