So Ben-Hadad said, “They might be coming to fight or they might be coming to ask for peace. Capture them alive.”
A proud person will soon be ruined, but a humble person will be honored.
He said to David, “Come here, and I’ll feed your body to the birds and wild animals.”
The young helpers went out first. King Ben-Hadad’s men told him that some soldiers had come out of Samaria.
The young men of King Ahab were the first to come out, but the rest of the army of Israel was following them.
Abimelech and his men chased Gaal and his men. Gaal’s men ran back toward the gate of the city of Shechem, but many were killed before they could get back to the gate.