Graphic Bible · Scene 4 of 13
1 Kings 20:13-15
The prophet and the young officers
Ahab and Ben-hadad · 1 Kings 20
Story guide: A prophet approaches Ahab with a promise of victory, and the king gathers the young officers, 232 in all.
Open this scene in the reader →13Then a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and said, “Thus says Yahweh: Do you see this vast army? Today I will deliver it all into your hand, and you will know that I am Yahweh.”
14Ahab asked, “Through whom?” The prophet answered, “Thus says Yahweh: Through the young attendants of the provincial officials.” Then Ahab asked, “Who will begin the battle?” He answered, “You.”
15So Ahab mustered the young attendants of the provincial officials—two hundred and thirty-two men. Then he mustered all the Israelite troops—seven thousand.
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