1 Kings 20:19

19 But these had already come out of the city: the young men who served the district governors, and the army that followed them.

1 Kings 20:19 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 20:19

So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of
the city
First, as before observed, and marched forwards towards the Syrian camp:

and the army which followed them;
consisting of 7000 men.

1 Kings 20:19 In-Context

17 The young men who served the district governors went out first. Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, and they reported to him, "Men have come out 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."

19 But these had already come out of the city: the young men who served the district governors, and the army that followed them.

20 Each killed his man; the Arameans fled and Israel pursued them, but King Ben-hadad of Aram escaped on a horse with the cavalry.

21 The king of Israel went out, attacked the horses and chariots, and defeated the Arameans with a great slaughter.