Holy Scripture

1 Kings 21:22

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“And the Lord said to Elijah, "Get up, go down to meet King Ahab of Israel," and so on. Now, when Jezebel invited Ahab to come and take hold of the vineyard whose owners had been stoned, Elijah went out to meet him, precisely when he did not expect him, and approached him in order to reveal the shameful action which th…”
Ephrem the Syrian, 4th c. — ON THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS 21:17

Source: Septuagint

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22And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said, Strengthen thyself, and observe, and see what thou shalt do; for at the return of the year the son of Hadad king of Syria comes up against thee.

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20smote each one the man next to him; and each one a second time smote the man next to him: and Syria fled, and Israel pursued them; and the son of Hadad, even the king of Syria, escapes on the horse of a horseman.

21And the king of Israel went forth, and took all the horses and the chariots, and smote the enemy with a great slaughter in Syria.

— 1 Kings 21:22 —

23And the servants of the king of Syria, even they said, The God of Israel is a God of mountains, and not a God of valleys; therefore has he prevailed against us: but if we should fight against them in the plain, verily we shall prevail against them.

24And do thou this thing: Send away the kings, each one to his place, and set princes in their stead.

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