1Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire…
2Then he sent messengers into the city to…
3saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver…
4And the king of Israel replied, “Just as…
5The messengers came back and said, “This is…
6But about this time tomorrow I will send…
7Then the king of Israel summoned all the…
8And the elders and the people all said,…
9So Ahab answered the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Tell…
10Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May…
11And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him:…
12Ben-hadad received this message while he and the…
13Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel…
14“By whom?” Ahab asked. And the prophet replied,…
15So Ahab assembled the young officers of the…
16They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and…
17And the young officers of the district governors…
18“If they have marched out in peace,” he…
19Meanwhile, these young officers of the district governors…
20and each one struck down his opponent. So…
21Then the king of Israel marched out and…
22Afterward, the prophet approached the king of Israel…
23Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram…
24So do this: Dismiss all the kings from…
25And you must raise an army like the…
26In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and…
27The Israelites also mobilized, gathered supplies, and marched…
28Then the man of God approached the king…
29For seven days the armies camped opposite each…
30The rest of them fled into the city…
31Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him,…
32So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes…
33Now the men were looking for a sign…
34Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the…
35Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one…
36Then the prophet said to him, “Because you…
37Then the prophet found another man and said,…
38and the prophet went and waited on the…
39As the king passed by, he cried out…
40But while your servant was busy here and…
41Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from…
42And the prophet said to the king, “This…
43Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went…
