Keraia
1 Kings 20

1 Kings 20:19

Ahab Defeats Ben-hadad · 1 Kings 20:13–25
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Translations

Modern
Meanwhile, these young officers of the district governors marched out of the city, with the army behind them,
Traditional
So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.
Literal
And these went out of the city—the young men of the commanders of the provinces—and the army that was after them.
Latin
Egressi sunt ergo pueri principum provinciarum, ac reliquus exercitus sequebatur:

Original

Hebrew
English
Meanwhile, these young officers of the district governors marched out of the city, with the army behind them,

Notes

1 Kings 20:13–34

Two separate battles took place, one in Samaria (1 Kings 20:13–25) and another at Aphek (1 Kings 20:26–34). The writer shared similar details for both:

  1. advice before the battle (1 Kings 20:13–14, 23–25),

  2. conditions before the battle (1 Kings 20:15–16, 26–28),

  3. Israel's victory despite being outnumbered (1 Kings 20:17–21, 29–30), and

  4. advice after the battle (1 Kings 20:22, 31).

Theme notes and profiles

Ahab Arameans Jezebel

Glossary

Ahab (King) Kings, Books of First and Second Samaria Warfare

Topics

Ancient Samaria: Samaria the Capital of Deliverance of, Effected Presumption: Benhadad Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Captivity, Famine, and Judgments Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Destruction of Ben-Hadad's Army Syria: The Israelites: Under Ahab Encouraged and Assisted by God, Overcame