He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; if they have come out for war, take them alive.”
The junior officers under the provincial commanders went out first. Now Ben-Hadad had dispatched scouts, who reported, “Men are advancing from Samaria.”
The junior officers under the provincial commanders marched out of the city with the army behind them
Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
Abimelek chased him all the way to the entrance of the gate, and many were killed as they fled.
“Come here,” he said, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and the wild animals!”