Then he musteredthe youngmenof the rulersof the provinces,and there were 232;and afterthem he musteredallthe people,[even] allthe sonsof Israel,7000
"Yet I will leave7000in Israel,allthe kneesthat have not bowedto Baaland everymouththat has not kissedhim."
Ahabsaid,"By whom?"So he said,"Thussaysthe LORD,'By the youngmenof the rulersof the provinces.'"Then he said,"Whoshall beginthe battle?"And he answered,"You."
They wentout at noon,while Ben-hadadwas drinkinghimself drunkin the temporaryshelterswith the thirty-twokingswho helpedhim.
For he leftto Jehoahazof the armynot morethanfiftyhorsemenand tenchariotsand 10,000footmen,for the kingof Aramhad destroyedthem and madethem like the dustat threshing.
Then Asacalledto the LORDhis Godand said,"LORD,thereis noonebesidesYou to help[in the battle] betweenthe powerfuland those who havenostrength;so helpus, O LORDour God,for we trustin You, and in Your namehave comeagainstthismultitude.O LORD,You are our God;let not manprevailagainstYou."
The kingis not savedby a mightyarmy;A warrioris not deliveredby greatstrength.
He dividedthe 300meninto threecompanies,and he puttrumpetsand emptypitchersinto the handsof allof them, with torchesinsidethe pitchers.
The LORDsaidto Gideon,"I will deliveryou with the 300menwho lappedand will givethe Midianitesinto your hands;so let allthe [other] peoplego,eachmanto his home."
Saulwas stayingin the outskirtsof Gibeahunderthe pomegranatetreewhichis in Migron.And the peoplewho[were] with him [were] about sixhundredmen,
Then Jonathansaidto the youngmanwho was carryinghis armor,"Comeand let us crossoverto the garrisonof theseuncircumcised;perhapsthe LORDwill workfor us, for the LORDis not restrainedto saveby manyorby few."
