23 Now the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “(A)Their gods are gods of the mountains; for that reason they were stronger than we. But let us fight them in the plain, and we will certainly be stronger than they. 24 Carry out this [a]plan: remove the kings, each from his place, and put governors in their place, 25 and [b]muster an army like the army that you have lost, horse for horse and chariot for chariot. Then we will fight against them in the plain, and we will certainly be stronger than they.” And he listened to their voice and did so.

Another Aramean War

26 So (B)at [c]the turn of the year Ben-hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to (C)Aphek to fight against Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 20:24 Lit word
  2. 1 Kings 20:25 Lit count
  3. 1 Kings 20:26 I.e., spring

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