But the restfledto Aphekinto the city,and the wallfellon 27,000menwho were left.And Ben-hadadfledand cameinto the cityinto an innerchamber.
For the battletherewas spreadoverthe wholecountryside,and the forestdevouredmorepeoplethat daythanthe sworddevoured.
Ben-hadadsentto him and said,"May the godsdosoto me and morealso,ifthe dustof Samariawill sufficefor handfulsfor allthe peoplewhofollowme."
They killedeachhis man;and the Arameansfledand Israelpursuedthem, and Ben-hadadkingof Aramescapedon a horsewith horsemen.
At the turnof the year,Ben-hadadmusteredthe Arameansand wentup to Aphekto fightagainstIsrael.
So they campedoneoveragainstthe othersevendays.And on the seventhdaythe battlewas joined,and the sonsof Israelkilled[of] the Arameans100000footsoldiersin oneday.
Micaiahsaid,"Behold,you shall seeon that daywhenyou enteran innerroomto hideyourself."
Then they wentin to offersacrificesand burntofferings.Now Jehuhad stationedfor himself eightymenoutside,and he had said,"The onewhopermits anyof the menwhomI bringinto your handsto escapeshall give up his lifein exchange."
"When you arrivethere,searchout Jehuthe sonof Jehoshaphatthe sonof Nimshi,and goin and bid him arisefrom amonghis brothers,and bringhim to an innerroom.
Micaiahsaid,"Behold,you will seeon that daywhenyou enteran innerroomto hideyourself."
With the kindYou showYourself kind;With the blamelessYou showYourself blameless;
Then it will be that he who fleesthe reportof disasterwill fallinto the pit,And he who climbsout of the pitwill be caughtin the snare;For the windowsaboveare opened,and the foundationsof the earthshake.
Thereforethisiniquitywill be to you Like a breachabout to fall,A bulgein a highwall,Whosecollapsecomessuddenlyin an instant,
"The one who fleesfrom the terrorWill fallinto the pit,And the one who climbsup out of the pitWill be caughtin the snare;For I shall bringupon her, [even] upon Moab,The yearof their punishment,"declaresthe LORD.
"NowI, Nebuchadnezzar,praise,exaltand honorthe Kingof heaven,for allHis worksare true and His waysjust,and He is ableto humblethose whowalkin pride."
As whena manfleesfrom a lionAnd a bearmeetshim, Or goeshome,leanshis handagainstthe wallAnd a snakebiteshim.
"Thoughthey hideon the summitof Carmel,I will searchthem out and takethem from there;And thoughthey concealthemselves from My sighton the floorof the sea,From thereI will commandthe serpentand it will bitethem.
"Ordo you supposethat thoseeighteenon whomthe towerin Siloamfelland killedthem were [worse] culpritsthanallthe menwho livein Jerusalem?
to the south,allthe landof the Canaanite,and Mearahthat belongs to the Sidonians,as faras Aphek,to the borderof the Amorite;
Abimelechchasedhim, and he fledbeforehim; and manyfellwoundedup to the entranceof the gate.
Now the Philistinesgatheredtogether alltheir armiesto Aphek,while the Israeliteswere campingby the springwhichis in Jezreel.
