10. who sent back this reply: "May the gods do whatever they want to me if there is even a handful of dust left in Samaria for the armies under me!"
11. Then Israel’s king replied, "The one who prepares for battle shouldn’t brag like one returning from battle."
12. When Ben-hadad heard this message, he and the other kings were drinking in their tents. Ben-hadad said to his officers, "Take your positions!" So they took up their positions against the city.
13. Suddenly a prophet approached Israel’s King Ahab. He said, "This is what the Lord says: Do you see that great army? Today I am handing it over to you. Then you will know that I am the Lord."