- 以色列王說、你告訴他說、纔頂盔貫甲的、休要像摘盔卸甲的誇口。
- 便哈達和諸王正在帳幕裡喝酒、聽見這話、就對他臣僕說、擺隊罷.他們就擺隊攻城。
- 有一個先知來見以色列王亞哈說、耶和華如此說、這一大群人你看見了麼.今日我必將他們交在你手裡、你就知道我是耶和華。
- 亞哈說、藉著誰呢.他回答說、耶和華說、藉著跟從省長的少年人.亞哈說、要誰率領呢.他說、要你親自率領。
- 於是亞哈數點跟從省長的少年人、共有二百三十二名.後又數點以色列的眾兵、共有七千名。
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- Then the king of Israel replied, "Tell him, 'Let not him who girds on his armor boast like him who takes it off.'"
- When Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking with the kings in the temporary shelters, he said to his servants, "Station yourselves." So they stationed themselves against the city.
- Now behold, a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and said, "Thus says the LORD, 'Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will deliver them into your hand today, and you shall know that I am the LORD.'"
- Ahab said, "By whom?" So he said, "Thus says the LORD, 'By the young men of the rulers of the provinces.'" Then he said, "Who shall begin the battle?" And he answered, "You."
- Then he mustered the young men of the rulers of the provinces, and there were 232; and after them he mustered all the people, even all the sons of Israel, 7,000.
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