20:18 He ordered, “Whether they come in peace or to do battle, take them alive.” 1 20:19 They marched out of the city with the servants of the district governors in the lead and the army behind them.
20:20 Each one struck down an enemy soldier; 2 the Syrians fled and Israel chased them. King Ben Hadad of Syria escaped on horseback with some horsemen.
1 tnHeb “if they come in peace, take them alive; if they come for battle, take them alive.”