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1 Kings

Chapter 20

KJV · Textus Receptus

And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.
2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,
3 Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
4 And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.
5 And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Benhadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;
6 Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.
7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.
8 And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent.
9 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.
10 And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
11 And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
12 And it came to pass, when Benhadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.
13 And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
14 And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.
15 Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.
16 And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
17 And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Benhadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.
18 And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
19 So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.
20 And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Benhadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.
21 And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
22 And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.
23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
24 And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
25 And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.
26 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
27 And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.
28 And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
29 And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day.
30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
31 And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
32So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
33Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Benhadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Benhadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
34And Benhadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.
35And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.
36Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.
37Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.
38So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
39And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
40And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.
41And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
42And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
43And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.

Asante Twi

1Na Benhadad, Aram hene boaboaa n'asraadɔm nyinaa ano: na ahene aduasa mmienu ka ne ho, ne apɔnkɔ, ne nteaseɛnam: na ɔforo kɔtuaa Samaria ano, na ɔko tiaa no.Under pastoral review
2Na ɔsomaa abɔfoɔ kɔɔ Ahab, Israel hene nkyɛn wɔ kuro no mu, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, Sei na Benhadad seɛ,Under pastoral review
3Wo dwetɛ ne wo sika kɔkɔɔ yɛ me dea; wo yerenom ne wo mma nso, wɔn a wɔyɛ fɛ no, yɛ me dea.Under pastoral review
4Na Israel hene buaeɛ, na ɔkaa sɛ, Me wura, Ao ɔhene, sɛdeɛ w'asɛm teɛ, meyɛ wo dea, ne deɛ mewɔ nyinaa.Under pastoral review
5Na abɔfoɔ no sane baeɛ, na wɔkaa sɛ, Sei na Benhadad ka sɛ, Ɛwom sɛ masoma aba wo nkyɛn sɛ, Wode wo dwetɛ, ne wo sika kɔkɔɔ, ne wo yerenom, ne wo mma bɛma me;Under pastoral review
6Nanso ɔkyena sɛsɛɛ mɛsoma m'asomfoɔ aba wo nkyɛn, na wɔbɛhwehwɛ wo fie, ne w'asomfoɔ afie mu; na ɛbɛba sɛ, biribiara a ɛsɔ w'ani no, wɔde wɔn nsa bɛto so, na wɔafa akɔ.Under pastoral review
7Afei Israel hene frɛɛ asase no so mpanimfoɔ nyinaa, na ɔkaa sɛ, Mesrɛ mo, monhyɛ no nsow na monhwɛ sɛdeɛ ɔbarima yi hwehwɛ ɔhaw: efisɛ ɔsomaa aba me nkyɛn sɛ ɔrehwehwɛ me yerenom, ne me mma, ne me dwetɛ, ne me sika kɔkɔɔ; na mannkame no.Under pastoral review
8Na mpanimfoɔ no nyinaa ne nkurɔfoɔ no nyinaa ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, Ntie no, na mpene so.Under pastoral review
9Ɛno enti ɔka kyerɛɛ Benhadad abɔfoɔ no sɛ, Monka nkyerɛ me wura ɔhene sɛ, Deɛ wode soma baa w'akoa nkyɛn kane no nyinaa, mɛyɛ: nanso saa adeɛ yi deɛ, merentumi nyɛ. Na abɔfoɔ no kɔeɛ, na wɔde asɛm no kɔmaa no.Under pastoral review
10Na Benhadad somaa nnipa kɔɔ ne nkyɛn, na ɔkaa sɛ, Anyame nyɛ me saa, na wɔmfa nka ho, sɛ Samaria mfuturo bɛso nnipa a wɔdi m'akyi nyinaa nsammua a.Under pastoral review
11Na Israel hene buaeɛ, na ɔkaa sɛ, Monka nkyerɛ no sɛ, Deɛ ɔrebɔ n'akodeɛ mu no nnhoahoa ne ho sɛ deɛ ɔreyi agu.Under pastoral review
12Na ɛbaa sɛ, ɛberɛ a Benhadad tee saa asɛm yi, ɛberɛ a ɔrenom, ɔne ahene no wɔ ntomadan mu no, ɔka kyerɛɛ n'asomfoɔ sɛ, Monsiesie mo ho. Na wɔsiesiee wɔn ho tiaa kuro no.Under pastoral review
13Na hwɛ, odiyifoɔ bi baa Ahab, Israel hene nkyɛn sɛ, Sei na AWURADE seɛ, Woahunu saa dɔm kɛseɛ yi nyinaa anaa? hwɛ, mede bɛhyɛ wo nsa ɛnnɛ; na wobɛhunu sɛ mene AWURADE.Under pastoral review
14Na Ahab kaa sɛ, Hwan so? Na ɔkaa sɛ, Sei na AWURADE seɛ, Amantam mu mpanyimfoɔ mmeranteɛ so. Afei ɔkaa sɛ, Hwan na ɔbɛhyehyɛ ɔko no? Na ɔbuaa sɛ, Wo.Under pastoral review
15Afei ɔkan amantam mu mpanyimfoɔ mmeranteɛ no, na wɔyɛ ahanu ne aduasa mmienu: na wɔn akyi no, ɔkan nkurɔfoɔ no nyinaa, Israel mma nyinaa, na wɔyɛ mpem nson.Under pastoral review
16Na wɔfirii adi owigyinaeɛ. Na Benhadad renom aboro wɔ ntomadan mu, ɔne ahene no, ahene aduasa mmienu a wɔboaa no no.Under pastoral review
17Na amantam mu mpanyimfoɔ mmeranteɛ no dii ɛkan firii adi; na Benhadad somaa nnipa, na wɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, Mmarima bi afiri Samaria aba.Under pastoral review
18Na ɔkaa sɛ, Sɛ wɔaba asomdwoeɛ mu a, monkyere wɔn anikann; anaasɛ wɔaba ɔko mu a, monkyere wɔn anikann.Under pastoral review
19Enti amantam mu mpanyimfoɔ mmeranteɛ yi firii kuro no mu baeɛ, ne asraadɔm a wɔdii wɔn akyi no.Under pastoral review
20Na obiara kumm ne ɔbarima: na Aramfoɔ dwaneeɛ; na Israel taa wɔn: na Benhadad, Aram hene tenaa ɔpɔnkɔ so dwaneeɛ, ɔne apɔnkɔsotefoɔ no.Under pastoral review
21Na Israel hene firii adi, na ɔbɔɔ apɔnkɔ ne nteaseɛnam no, na ɔde okum kɛseɛ kunkumm Aramfoɔ no.Under pastoral review
22Na odiyifoɔ no baa Israel hene nkyɛn, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, Kɔ, hyɛ wo ho den, na hyɛ no nsow, na hwɛ deɛ woyɛ: efisɛ afe no nsaneɛ mu no, Aram hene bɛforo aba wo so.Under pastoral review
23Na Aram hene asomfoɔ ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, Wɔn anyame yɛ mmepɔ so anyame; ɛno enti na wɔyɛɛ den senee yɛn; na mmom momma yɛne wɔn nko wɔ tata so, na ampa ara yɛbɛyɛ den asene wɔn.Under pastoral review
24Na yɛ saa adeɛ yi, Yi ahene no firi hɔ, obiara mfiri ne siberɛ, na fa asafohene si wɔn ananmu:Under pastoral review
25Na kan asraadɔm ma wo ho, te sɛ asraadɔm a woahwere no, ɔpɔnkɔ nsi ɔpɔnkɔ ananmu, na teaseɛnam nsi teaseɛnam ananmu: na yɛne wɔn bɛko wɔ tata so, na ampa ara yɛbɛyɛ den asene wɔn. Na ɔtiee wɔn nne, na ɔyɛɛ saa.Under pastoral review
26Na ɛbaa sɛ, afe no nsaneɛ mu no, Benhadad kan Aramfoɔ no, na ɔforo kɔɔ Afek sɛ ɔne Israel rekɔko.Under pastoral review
27Na wɔkan Israel mma, na wɔn nyinaa wɔ hɔ, na wɔkɔɔ wɔn so: na Israel mma kyeree sraban wɔ wɔn anim sɛ mmirekyie nkuo nketewa mmienu; na Aramfoɔ deɛ, wɔhyɛɛ asase no so ma.Under pastoral review
28Na Onyankopɔn onipa bi baeɛ, na ɔka kyerɛɛ Israel hene sɛ, Sei na AWURADE seɛ, Esiane sɛ Aramfoɔ aka sɛ, AWURADE yɛ mmepɔ so Onyankopɔn, na ɔnnyɛ bɔnhwa mu Onyankopɔn enti, mede saa dɔm kɛseɛ yi nyinaa bɛhyɛ wo nsa, na mobɛhunu sɛ mene AWURADE.Under pastoral review
29Na wɔkyeree sraban dii nhwɛanim nnanson. Na ɛbaa sɛ, ɛda a ɛtɔ so nson no, wɔhyɛɛ ɔko no aseɛ: na Israel mma kumm Aramfoɔ anammɔntwafoɔ mpem ɔha ɛda baako.Under pastoral review
30Na nkaeɛ no dwane kɔɔ Afek, kuro no mu; na ɔfasuo bi bu guu mmarima mpem aduonu nson a wɔkaeɛ no so. Na Benhadad dwaneeɛ, na ɔbaa kuro no mu, dan bi mu wɔ emu.Under pastoral review
31Na n'asomfoɔ ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, Hwɛ seesei, yɛate sɛ Israel fie ahene yɛ ahene a wɔwɔ mmɔborɔhunu: mesrɛ wo, momma yɛmfa ayitoma mmɔ yɛn asene mu, ne nhoma wɔ yɛn tiri so, na yɛnkɔ Israel hene nkyɛn: ebia ɔbɛgye wo kra nkwa.Under pastoral review
32Enti wɔde ayitoma bɔɔ wɔn asene mu, na wɔde nhoma too wɔn tiri so, na wɔbaa Israel hene nkyɛn, na wɔkaa sɛ, W'akoa Benhadad ka sɛ, Mesrɛ wo, ma mentena ase. Na ɔkaa sɛ, Ɔda so te ase anaa? ɔyɛ me nua.Under pastoral review
33Na mmarima no hwɛɛ yie sɛ biribi bɛfiri ne nkyɛn, na wɔsɔɔ mu ntɛm: na wɔkaa sɛ, Wo nua Benhadad. Afei ɔkaa sɛ, Monkɔ, momfa no mmra. Afei Benhadad baa ne nkyɛn; na ɔmaa no foro baa teaseɛnam no mu.Under pastoral review
34Na Benhadad ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, Nkuro a m'agya gyee firii w'agya nkyɛn no, mɛsane de ama; na wobɛyɛ mmɔntene ama wo ho wɔ Damasko, sɛdeɛ m'agya yɛɛ wɔ Samaria no. Afei Ahab kaa sɛ, Me ne wo bɛyɛ saa apam yi, na magyaa wo. Enti ɔne no yɛɛ apam, na ɔgyaa no kwan.Under pastoral review
35Na adiyifoɔ mma no mu ɔbarima bi nam AWURADE asɛm so ka kyerɛɛ ne yɔnko sɛ, Mesrɛ wo, bɔ me. Na ɔbarima no ampɛ sɛ ɔbɔ no.Under pastoral review
36Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, Esiane sɛ woantie AWURADE nne enti, hwɛ, sɛ wofiri me nkyɛn kɔ ara pɛ a, gyata bɛkum wo. Na sɛ ɔfirii ne nkyɛn kɔɔ ara pɛ, gyata bi hyiaa no, na ɔkumm no.Under pastoral review
37Afei ɔhunuu ɔbarima foforɔ, na ɔkaa sɛ, Mesrɛ wo, bɔ me. Na ɔbarima no bɔɔ no, na ɔbɔɔ no piraa no.Under pastoral review
38Enti odiyifoɔ no kɔeɛ, na ɔtwɛn ɔhene wɔ ɛkwan so, na ɔde nsõ guu n'anim de sesaa ne ho.Under pastoral review
39Na ɛberɛ a ɔhene twaam no, ɔteaam frɛɛ ɔhene: na ɔkaa sɛ, W'akoa kɔɔ ɔko no mfimfini; na hwɛ, ɔbarima bi manee, na ɔde ɔbarima bi brɛɛ me, na ɔkaa sɛ, Hwɛ saa ɔbarima yi: sɛ ɛkwan biara so ɔyera a, ɛnneɛ wo kra bɛsi ne kra ananmu, anaasɛ wobɛtua dwetɛ talenta.Under pastoral review
40Na ɛberɛ a w'akoa yɛɛ adwuma wɔ ha ne ɛhɔ no, na wafiri hɔ kɔ. Na Israel hene ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, Saa na w'atemmuo bɛyɛ; w'ankasa woabu.Under pastoral review
41Na ɔyɛɛ ntɛm yii nsõ no firii n'anim; na Israel hene hunuu no sɛ ɔyɛ adiyifoɔ no mu baako.Under pastoral review
42Na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, Sei na AWURADE seɛ, Esiane sɛ woayi ɔbarima a mede no asi hɔ sɛ wɔnsɛe no pasaa no afiri wo nsam enti, wo kra bɛsi ne kra ananmu, na wo nkurɔfoɔ nsi ne nkurɔfoɔ ananmu.Under pastoral review
43Na Israel hene de awerɛhoɔ ne abufuo kɔɔ ne fie, na ɔbaa Samaria.Under pastoral review

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