Then he said,"Ifthey have comeout for peace,takethem alive;or ifthey have comeout for war,takethem alive."
The youngmenof the rulersof the provinceswentout first;and Ben-hadadsentout and they toldhim, saying,"Menhave comeout from Samaria."
So thesewentout from the city,the youngmenof the rulersof the provinces,and the armywhichfollowedthem.
Beforedestructionthe heartof manis haughty,But humility[goes] beforehonor.
Abimelechchasedhim, and he fledbeforehim; and manyfellwoundedup to the entranceof the gate.
The Philistinealso saidto David,"Cometo me, and I will giveyour fleshto the birdsof the skyand the beastsof the field."
