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1 Kings 20:16

Ben-hadad

14 And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.

15 Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.

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.

17 And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.

18 And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come 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 hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

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  • 1 Kings 16:7

    And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.

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  • Hosea 4:11

    Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.

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  • 1 Kings 16:9

    And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.

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  • Ecclesiastes 10:16–17

    Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

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  • Isaiah 54:15

    Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.

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  • 1 Kings 20:11–12

    And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.

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