I Kings - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 371
The History of the People of Israel
Théy say, ‘ Let not the man putting on azmour boast like him stripping it off! And when he heard that word he
was drinking with his Generals in the tents, so he exclaimed to his Assail the city l ’ 3 Qrzucbnr nhhiszs in resist ‘§m·l;¤hnh. A Preacher, however, approached
to Akhab, king of Israel, and said, ‘ Thus says the Evmz-Lrvmc, ‘ Look upon all this great crowd. I will give it into your power to·day,—-that you may know that I am the EvER· How? ’ Thus says
the Evan-uvmo, ‘ By the Guards of the Provincial Governors! ’ Who must com- mand in the battle?' Yourse1f.’ He consequently arranged the
Guards of the Provincial Governors, who were_two hundred and thirty- two, and behind them he arranged the whole of the forces of all the Children of Israel, seven thousand. And they went out at noon. Ben·hadad meantime had drunk
himself drunk in the tents with the thirty-two Chiefs who helped him. But the soldiers of the Provincial Governors advanced to the front, so Ben—hadad sent to inquire, and they Some men When It they come peace- ably,-—seize them at once; and if they come for a iight, seize them at But they were the Guards of the
Provincial Governors who came from the City with the force which followed them, and they assailed each his man, and Aram lied, and Israel pursued, but Ben-hadad V es- caped on a horse with his cavalry. Then the king of Israel advanced and assailed the horse and chariots, and defeated Aram with a crushing defeat. Then a Preacher approached the king of Israel and said. to him: ‘ Go and strengthen yourself, for you should know andforesee what you have to do, because the king of Aram of next year. (ac. goo.) Qur-lyuhah’¤ Qinisirrs ehhise him in iizfurm his ,3rmg mth Sight again. The omcers oi the king of Aram, 23 Their Gov is a GOD of the hills, therefore they were stronger than us. But if we fight them in the plain He will not be able to help them.- But this event has made the Chiefs return each to his own home ; therefore appoint Generals in their place, and collect for yourself an army like the army that was beaten, and with similar cavalry, and similar chariots, and iight them in the plain where they willnot be strongf He listened to their advice, and did
so. And when the year had turned, Ben·hadad organized Aram, and ad- vanced to Afak to iight with Israel. Consequently the Children of Israel organized themselves,and provisioned themselves, and marched to meet them. But the Israelites compared to them were like two flocks of sheep and goats, while Aram covered the country. But a man of God came and spoke to the king of Israel and Thus says the Evan-r.1v11~:o, The Ev1;m·1.1v1No isaGon ofthe hills, and ’ There- fore I will give all this great army to your hand, and you shall know that I am the EvnR·L1v1N<;. 26 28 Qrum again hzfzairh, mth Qw- lyuhab waphxrzh. But those encamped, and these
encamped for seven days. On the sevenththey joined in battle,. and Israel slew of Aram, on that single day, a hundred thousand of infantry, and the remainder fled to Afak, to the citadel, but the wall fell upon a crowd of twenty-seven men. The rest,with Ben·hadad, fied and reached the inner fortress of the city. His ministers then said to him, See now, listen to us, for the kings
of the House of Israel are merciful kings. Let us put sacks upon our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare your life.’ 37*
