20:1 Now King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled all his army, along with thirty-two other kings with their horses and chariots. He marched against Samaria 1 and besieged and attacked it. 2
20:22 The prophet 3 visited the king of Israel and instructed him, “Go, fortify your defenses. 4 Determine 5 what you must do, for in the spring 6 the king of Syria will attack 7 you.” 20:23 Now the advisers 8 of the king of Syria said to him: “Their God is a god of the mountains. That’s why they overpowered us. But if we fight them in the plains, we will certainly overpower them.
20:29 The armies were deployed opposite each other for seven days. On the seventh day the battle began, and the Israelites killed 100,000 Syrian foot soldiers in one day.
1 map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.
2 tn Heb “and he went up and besieged Samaria and fought against it.”
3 tn The definite article indicates previous reference, that is, “the prophet mentioned earlier” (see v. 13).
4 tn Heb “strengthen yourself.”
5 tn Heb “know and see.”
6 tn Heb “at the turning of the year.”
7 tn Heb “go up against.”
5 tn Or “servants.”
7 tn Heb “small or great.”