17 The young men of the leaders of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out scouts, and they reported to him, saying, “Men have come out from Samaria.” 18 (A)Then he said, “If they have come out [a]for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive as well.”

19 So these men went out from the city, the young men of the leaders of the provinces, and the army which followed them.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 20:18 I.e., to seek terms for surrender

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