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1 Kings 20:22

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The prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself, and mark, and see what you do; for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against you.”

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1 Kings 20:22 in other translations

And the prophet came near 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.

1 Kings 20:22 · American Standard Version

1 Kings 20:22 in context

  1. 20They each killed his man. The Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them. Ben Hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen.
  2. 21The king of Israel went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.
  3. 22The prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself, and mark, and see what you do; for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against you.”
  4. 23The servants of the king of Syria said to him, “Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we. But let’s fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than they.
  5. 24Do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their place.