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1 Kings 20:16

Ben-hadad

14 “By whom?” Ahab asked. And the prophet replied, “This is what the LORD says: ‘By the young officers of the district governors.’” “Who will start the battle?” asked Ahab. “You will,” answered the prophet.

15 So Ahab assembled the young officers of the district governors, and there were 232 men. And after them, he assembled the rest of the Israelite troops, 7,000 in all.

They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.

17 And the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”

18 “If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”

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BSB
They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.
KJV
And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
WEB
They went out at noon. But Ben Hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty-two kings who helped him.
ASV
And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
DARBY
And they went out at noon; and Ben-Hadad drank himself drunk in the tents, he and the kings, the thirty-two kings that helped him.
BLB
And they went out at noon while Ben-hadad was getting drunk at the command post—he and the kings, thirty-two kings helping him.
ÅB
De dro ut om middagen, mens Benhadad satt og drakk seg drukken i løvhyttene med de to og tretti konger som var kommet ham til hjelp.
OTB
De marsjerte ut ved middagstid, mens Ben-Hadad og de trettito kongene med ham var i teltene sine og drakk seg fulle.
B1930
De drog ut om middagen, mens Benhadad satt og drakk sig drukken i løvhyttene med de to og tretti konger som var kommet ham til hjelp.

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 23:29–32

    Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?

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  • 1 Kings 16:7

    Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam.

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  • Hosea 4:11

    Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding.

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  • 1 Kings 16:9

    However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.

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  • Ecclesiastes 10:16–17

    Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.

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  • Isaiah 54:15

    If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you.

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  • 1 Kings 20:11–12

    And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”

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