1 Raja-raja 20:1

Ben Hadad Invades Israel

20:1 Now King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled all his army, along with thirty-two other kings with their horses and chariots. He marched against Samaria ¹  and besieged and attacked it. ² 

1 Raja-raja 20:20-23

20:20 Each one struck down an enemy soldier; ³  the Syrians fled and Israel chased them. King Ben Hadad of Syria escaped on horseback with some horsemen. 20:21 Then the king of Israel marched out and struck down the horses and chariots; he thoroughly defeated ⁴  Syria.

The Lord Gives Israel Another Victory

20:22 The prophet ⁵  visited the king of Israel and instructed him, “Go, fortify your defenses. ⁶  Determine ⁷  what you must do, for in the spring ⁸  the king of Syria will attack ⁹  you.” 20:23 Now the advisers ¹⁰  of the king of Syria said to him: “Their God is a god of the mountains. That’s why they overpowered us. But if we fight them in the plains, we will certainly overpower them.

[20:1]  ¹ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[20:1]  ² tn Heb “and he went up and besieged Samaria and fought against it.”

[20:20]  ³ tn Heb “each struck down his man.”

[20:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “struck down Aram with a great striking down.”

[20:22]  ⁵ tn The definite article indicates previous reference, that is, “the prophet mentioned earlier” (see v. 13).

[20:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “strengthen yourself.”

[20:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “know and see.”

[20:22]  ⁸ tn Heb “at the turning of the year.”

[20:22]  ⁹ tn Heb “go up against.”

[20:23]  ¹⁰ tn Or “servants.”