10 Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.” 11 And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’” 12 Ben-hadad received this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents, and he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” So they stationed themselves against the city.
1 Kings 20:10–12
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1 Kings 20:1–3
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1 Kings 20:30–32
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1 Kings 20:21–23
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1 Kings 22:2–4
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1 Kings 20:16–18
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2 Kings 6:10–12
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