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Today's audio is from the NIV. Switch to the NIV to read along with the audio. 20 About that time King Ben-hadad of Aram mobilized his army, supported by the chariots and horses of thirty-two allied kings. They went to besiege Samaria, the capital of Israel, and launched attacks against it. 2 Ben-hadad sent messengers into the city to relay this message to King Ahab of Israel: “This is what Ben-hadad says: 3 ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and so are your wives and the best of your children!’” 4 “All right, my lord the king,” Israel’s king replied. “All that I have is yours!” 5 Soon Ben-hadad’s messengers returned again and said, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘I have already demanded that you give me your silver, gold, wives, and children. 6 But about this time tomorrow I will send my officials to search your palace and the homes of your officials. They will take away everything you consider valuable!’” 7 Then Ahab summoned all the elders of the land and said to them, “Look how this man is stirring up trouble! I already agreed with his demand that I give him my wives and children and silver and gold.” 8 “Don’t give in to any more demands,” all the elders and the people advised. 9 So Ahab told the messengers from Ben-hadad, “Say this to my lord the king: ‘I will give you everything you asked for the first time, but I cannot accept this last demand of yours.’” So the messengers returned to Ben-hadad with that response. 10 Then Ben-hadad sent this message to Ahab: “May the gods strike me and even kill me if there remains enough dust from Samaria to provide even a handful for each of my soldiers.” 11 The king of Israel sent back this answer: “A warrior putting on his sword for battle should not boast like a warrior who has already won.” 12 Ahab’s reply reached Ben-hadad and the other kings as they were drinking in their tents.[a] “Prepare to attack!” Ben-hadad commanded his officers. So they prepared to attack the city. 13 Then a certain prophet came to see King Ahab of Israel and told him, “This is what the Lord says: Do you see all these enemy forces? Today I will hand them all over to you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.” 14 Ahab asked, “How will he do it?” And the prophet replied, “This is what the Lord says: The troops of the provincial commanders will do it.” “Should we attack first?” Ahab asked. “Yes,” the prophet answered. 15 So Ahab mustered the troops of the 232 provincial commanders. Then he called out the rest of the army of Israel, some 7,000 men. 16 About noontime, as Ben-hadad and the thirty-two allied kings were still in their tents drinking themselves into a stupor, 17 the troops of the provincial commanders marched out of the city as the first contingent. As they approached, Ben-hadad’s scouts reported to him, “Some troops are coming from Samaria.” 18 “Take them alive,” Ben-hadad commanded, “whether they have come for peace or for war.” 19 But Ahab’s provincial commanders and the entire army had now come out to fight. 20 Each Israelite soldier killed his Aramean opponent, and suddenly the entire Aramean army panicked and fled. The Israelites chased them, but King Ben-hadad and a few of his charioteers escaped on horses. 21 However, the king of Israel destroyed the other horses and chariots and slaughtered the Arameans. 22 Afterward the prophet said to King Ahab, “Get ready for another attack. Begin making plans now, for the king of Aram will come back next spring.[b]” 23 After their defeat, Ben-hadad’s officers said to him, “The Israelite gods are gods of the hills; that is why they won. But we can beat them easily on the plains. 24 Only this time replace the kings with field commanders! 25 Recruit another army like the one you lost. Give us the same number of horses, chariots, and men, and we will fight against them on the plains. There’s no doubt that we will beat them.” So King Ben-hadad did as they suggested. 26 The following spring he called up the Aramean army and marched out against Israel, this time at Aphek. 27 Israel then mustered its army, set up supply lines, and marched out for battle. But the Israelite army looked like two little flocks of goats in comparison to the vast Aramean forces that filled the countryside! 28 Then the man of God went to the king of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says: The Arameans have said, ‘The Lord is a god of the hills and not of the plains.’ So I will defeat this vast army for you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.” 29 The two armies camped opposite each other for seven days, and on the seventh day the battle began. The Israelites killed 100,000 Aramean foot soldiers in one day. 30 The rest fled into the town of Aphek, but the wall fell on them and killed another 27,000. Ben-hadad fled into the town and hid in a secret room. 31 Ben-hadad’s officers said to him, “Sir, we have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. So let’s humble ourselves by wearing burlap around our waists and putting ropes on our heads, and surrender to the king of Israel. Then perhaps he will let you live.” 32 So they put on burlap and ropes, and they went to the king of Israel and begged, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please let me live!’” The king of Israel responded, “Is he still alive? He is my brother!” 33 The men took this as a good sign and quickly picked up on his words. “Yes,” they said, “your brother Ben-hadad!” “Go and get him,” the king of Israel told them. And when Ben-hadad arrived, Ahab invited him up into his chariot. 34 Ben-hadad told him, “I will give back the towns my father took from your father, and you may establish places of trade in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” Then Ahab said, “I will release you under these conditions.” So they made a new treaty, and Ben-hadad was set free. 35 Meanwhile, the Lord instructed one of the group of prophets to say to another man, “Hit me!” But the man refused to hit the prophet. 36 Then the prophet told him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, a lion will kill you as soon as you leave me.” And when he had gone, a lion did attack and kill him. 37 Then the prophet turned to another man and said, “Hit me!” So he struck the prophet and wounded him. 38 The prophet placed a bandage over his eyes to disguise himself and then waited beside the road for the king. 39 As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, “Sir, I was in the thick of battle, and suddenly a man brought me a prisoner. He said, ‘Guard this man; if for any reason he gets away, you will either die or pay a fine of seventy-five pounds[c] of silver!’ 40 But while I was busy doing something else, the prisoner disappeared!” “Well, it’s your own fault,” the king replied. “You have brought the judgment on yourself.” 41 Then the prophet quickly pulled the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets. 42 The prophet said to him, “This is what the Lord says: Because you have spared the man I said must be destroyed,[d] now you must die in his place, and your people will die instead of his people.” 43 So the king of Israel went home to Samaria angry and sullen. 21 Now there was a man named Naboth, from Jezreel, who owned a vineyard in Jezreel beside the palace of King Ahab of Samaria. 2 One day Ahab said to Naboth, “Since your vineyard is so convenient to my palace, I would like to buy it to use as a vegetable garden. I will give you a better vineyard in exchange, or if you prefer, I will pay you for it.” 3 But Naboth replied, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance that was passed down by my ancestors.” 4 So Ahab went home angry and sullen because of Naboth’s answer. The king went to bed with his face to the wall and refused to eat! 5 “What’s the matter?” his wife Jezebel asked him. “What’s made you so upset that you’re not eating?” 6 “I asked Naboth to sell me his vineyard or trade it, but he refused!” Ahab told her. 7 “Are you the king of Israel or not?” Jezebel demanded. “Get up and eat something, and don’t worry about it. I’ll get you Naboth’s vineyard!” 8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and other leaders of the town where Naboth lived. 9 In her letters she commanded: “Call the citizens together for a time of fasting, and give Naboth a place of honor. 10 And then seat two scoundrels across from him who will accuse him of cursing God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.” 11 So the elders and other town leaders followed the instructions Jezebel had written in the letters. 12 They called for a fast and put Naboth at a prominent place before the people. 13 Then the two scoundrels came and sat down across from him. And they accused Naboth before all the people, saying, “He cursed God and the king.” So he was dragged outside the town and stoned to death. 14 The town leaders then sent word to Jezebel, “Naboth has been stoned to death.” 15 When Jezebel heard the news, she said to Ahab, “You know the vineyard Naboth wouldn’t sell you? Well, you can have it now! He’s dead!” 16 So Ahab immediately went down to the vineyard of Naboth to claim it. 17 But the Lord said to Elijah,[e] 18 “Go down to meet King Ahab of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He will be at Naboth’s vineyard in Jezreel, claiming it for himself. 19 Give him this message: ‘This is what the Lord says: Wasn’t it enough that you killed Naboth? Must you rob him, too? Because you have done this, dogs will lick your blood at the very place where they licked the blood of Naboth!’” 20 “So, my enemy, you have found me!” Ahab exclaimed to Elijah. “Yes,” Elijah answered, “I have come because you have sold yourself to what is evil in the Lord’s sight. 21 So now the Lord says,[f] ‘I will bring disaster on you and consume you. I will destroy every one of your male descendants, slave and free alike, anywhere in Israel! 22 I am going to destroy your family as I did the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat and the family of Baasha son of Ahijah, for you have made me very angry and have led Israel into sin.’ 23 “And regarding Jezebel, the Lord says, ‘Dogs will eat Jezebel’s body at the plot of land in Jezreel.[g]’ 24 “The members of Ahab’s family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by vultures.” 25 (No one else so completely sold himself to what was evil in the Lord’s sight as Ahab did under the influence of his wife Jezebel. 26 His worst outrage was worshiping idols[h] just as the Amorites had done—the people whom the Lord had driven out from the land ahead of the Israelites.) 27 But when Ahab heard this message, he tore his clothing, dressed in burlap, and fasted. He even slept in burlap and went about in deep mourning. 28 Then another message from the Lord came to Elijah: 29 “Do you see how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has done this, I will not do what I promised during his lifetime. It will happen to his sons; I will destroy his dynasty.” 24 Meanwhile, the word of God continued to spread, and there were many new believers. 25 When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission to Jerusalem, they returned,[a] taking John Mark with them. 13 Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria were Barnabas, Simeon (called “the black man”[b]), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (the childhood companion of King Herod Antipas[c]), and Saul. 2 One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.” 3 So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way. 4 So Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They went down to the seaport of Seleucia and then sailed for the island of Cyprus. 5 There, in the town of Salamis, they went to the Jewish synagogues and preached the word of God. John Mark went with them as their assistant. 6 Afterward they traveled from town to town across the entire island until finally they reached Paphos, where they met a Jewish sorcerer, a false prophet named Bar-Jesus. 7 He had attached himself to the governor, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor invited Barnabas and Saul to visit him, for he wanted to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas, the sorcerer (as his name means in Greek), interfered and urged the governor to pay no attention to what Barnabas and Saul said. He was trying to keep the governor from believing. 9 Saul, also known as Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he looked the sorcerer in the eye. 10 Then he said, “You son of the devil, full of every sort of deceit and fraud, and enemy of all that is good! Will you never stop perverting the true ways of the Lord? 11 Watch now, for the Lord has laid his hand of punishment upon you, and you will be struck blind. You will not see the sunlight for some time.” Instantly mist and darkness came over the man’s eyes, and he began groping around begging for someone to take his hand and lead him. 12 When the governor saw what had happened, he became a believer, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord. 13 Paul and his companions then left Paphos by ship for Pamphylia, landing at the port town of Perga. There John Mark left them and returned to Jerusalem. 14 But Paul and Barnabas traveled inland to Antioch of Pisidia.[d] On the Sabbath they went to the synagogue for the services. 15 After the usual readings from the books of Moses[e] and the prophets, those in charge of the service sent them this message: “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, come and give it.” 1 Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept as we thought of Jerusalem.[a] 2 We put away our harps, hanging them on the branches of poplar trees. 3 For our captors demanded a song from us. Our tormentors insisted on a joyful hymn: “Sing us one of those songs of Jerusalem!” 4 But how can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a pagan land? 5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget how to play the harp. 6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I fail to remember you, if I don’t make Jerusalem my greatest joy. 7 O Lord, remember what the Edomites did on the day the armies of Babylon captured Jerusalem. “Destroy it!” they yelled. “Level it to the ground!” 8 O Babylon, you will be destroyed. Happy is the one who pays you back for what you have done to us. 9 Happy is the one who takes your babies and smashes them against the rocks! 16 It is senseless to pay to educate a fool, since he has no heart for learning. Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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1 राजा 20Nepali Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-NE) बेन-हदद र आहाब लडाईंमा जान्छन् 20 बेन-हदद अरामका राजा थिए। उनले आफ्नो सबै सेनाहरू जम्मा गरे। उनीसँग 32 जना राजाहरू थिए। तिनीहरूसँग घोडा अनि रथहरू थिए। तिनीहरूले सामरिया माथि आक्रमण गरे अनि त्यसको विरोधमा लडाईं गरे। 2 राजाले इस्राएलका राजा आहाब कहाँ शहरमा राजदूतहरू पठाए। 3 संदेश यस्तो थियो, “बेन-हदद भन्दछन्, ‘तिमीले मलाई तिम्रो चाँदी र सुन दिनु पर्छ। तिमीले आफ्ना स्वास्नीहरू र नानीहरू पनि मलाई दिनु पर्छ।’” 4 इस्राएलका राजाले उत्तर दिए, “महाराज, मेरा मालिक म सहमत छु कि म अहिले तिम्रो हुँ अनि मसित भएको प्रत्येक वस्तु तिम्रो हो।” 5 तब राजदूत फर्केर आहाब कहाँ आए। तिनीहरूले भने, “बेन-हदद भन्दछन्, ‘मैले तिमीलाई पहिले भनेको थिएँ। तिमीले तिम्रो सबै सुन, चाँदी तथा पत्नीहरू र नानीहरू मलाई दिनु पर्छ। 6 भोलि म तिम्रो घर र तिम्रा अधिकारीहरूको घर खोजीनिधि गर्न मानिसहरू पठाउँदैछु। तिमीले मेरा मानिसहरूलाई सबै बहुमूल्य वस्तुहरू दिनु पर्छ अनि तिनीहरूले ती वस्तुहरू म कहाँ ल्याउनेछन्।’” 7 यसकारण राजा आहाबले देशका सबै प्रमुख अगुवाहरूको सभा बोलाए। आहाबले भने, “हेर, बेन-हदद सङ्कट खोजिरहेका छन्। पहिला उनले मलाई भने मैले उनलाई मेरा पत्नीहरू, मेरा नानीहरू, मेरो चाँदी र मेरो सुन दिनु पर्छ। ती वस्तुहरू उनलाई दिन म राजी भएँ। अनि अहिले उनी सबै वस्तुहरू लिन चाहन्छन्।” 8 तर सबै बूढा-प्रधानहरू र मानिसहरूले भने, “उनको आज्ञा नमान। उनी जे भन्दछन् त्यो नगर।” 9 यसकारण आहाबले एक जना राजदूत बेन हदद समक्ष पठाए। आहाबले भने, “म त्यही गर्नेछु जो तिमीले पहिला भनेका थियौ। तर म तिम्रो दोस्रो आदेश पालन गर्ने छैन।” राजा बेन-हददका मानिसहरूले संदेश राजाकहाँ पुर्याए। 10 तब दूत राजा बेन-हददबाट अर्को संदेश लिएर फर्किए। संदेश थियो, “म सामरियालाई सम्पूर्ण रूपले नष्ट पार्नेछु। म कसम खान्छु, त्यहाँ मेरा प्रत्येक मानिसका निम्ति एक मुठ्ठी धूलो पनि रहने छैन। मेरा देवताले मलाई नष्ट पारून् यदि मैले यस्तो गर्न सकिन भने!” 11 राजा आहाबले उत्तर दिए, “बेन-हददलाई भन जुन मानिसले कवच धारण गर्छ, त्यसले त्यस मानिसको जस्तो गर्व नगरोस्, जो त्यसलाई खोल्न मानिसले झैं घमण्ड गर्नु हुँदैन।” 12 राजा बेन-हदद अरू शासकहरूसँग आफ्नो पालमा मद्यपान गरिरहेका थिए। त्यस बेला संदेशवाहकहरू आए अनि उनलाई राजा आहाबको संदेश दिए। राजा बेन-हददले आफ्ना मानिसहरूलाई आहाबको शहरलाई आक्रमण गर्न तयार हुने आदेश दिए। उनका मानिसहरू तिनीहरू आफैं युद्धका निम्ति तयार भए। 13 त्यसै बेला एक जना अगमवक्ता राजा आहाबकहाँ गए। अगमवक्ताले भने, “राजा आहाब, परमप्रभुले तिमीलाई भन्नुहुन्छ, ‘के तिमीले विशाल सेना देखेका छौ? म, तिमीलाई तिनीहरूलाई परास्त पार्ने शक्ति दिइरहकोछु। तब तिमी जान्ने छौ म परमप्रभु हुँ।’” 14 आहाबले भने, “तिनीहरूलाई परास्त गर्नका लागि तपाईं कसलाई प्रयोगगर्न हुनेछ?” अगमवक्ताले भने, “परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ, ‘सरकारी अधिकारीका साना सहायकहरू।’” तब राजाले सोधे, “मुख्य सेनालाई कसले नियन्त्रण गर्छ?” अगमवक्ताले उत्तर दिए, “तपाईंले।” 15 यसकारण आहाबले सरकारी अधिकारीका तरूण सहायकहरूलाई भेला गरे। ती जम्मा 232 जना तन्देरी मानिसहरू थिए। तब राजाले इस्राएलका सेनाहरूलाई एकसाथ बोलाए। जम्मा संख्या 7,000 पुग्यो। 16 राजा बेन-हदद अनि 32 जना राजाहरू जो उनलाई सघाउथे तिनीहरू आ-आफ्नो पाल भित्र मद्यपान गरिरहेका थिए। यसै बेला राजा आहाबको आक्रामण शुरू भयो। 17 तन्देरी सहायकहरूले पहिला आक्रामण गरे। राजा बेन-हददका मानिसहरूले उनलाई भने, सैनिकहरू सामरियाबाट बाहिर निस्किए। 18 यसकारण बेन-हददले भने, “तिनीहरू लडाईँ गर्न आइरहेका हुनेछन्। अथवा तिनीहरू शान्तिको कुरा गर्न आइरहेकाछन्। तिनीहरूलाई जिउँदै पक्र।” 19 राजा आहाबका तन्देरी अधिकारीहरूले आक्रामणको नेतृत्व गरिरहेका थिए। इस्राएलका सेनाहरूले तिनीहरूलाई अनुशरण गरिरहेका थिए। 20 तब इस्राएलीहरूले प्रत्येकलाई मारे जो तिनीहरूको बाटोमा खडा थिए। यसकारण अरामका सेनाहरू भाग्न थाले। इस्राएलका सेनाहरूले तिनीको पछि लाग्ने काम गरे। राजा बेन-हदद एउटा रथको घोडामा चढेर भागे। 21 राजा आहाबले सेनालाई नेतृत्व दिए अनि अरामको सैनिकहरूबाट सबै घोडाहरू अनि रथहरू कब्जा गरे। यसकारण राजा आहाबले अरामी सेनालाई परास्त गराए। 22 तब अगमवक्ता राजा आहाब समक्ष गए र भने, “अरामका राजा, बेन-हदद आउँदो बसन्तमा तिमीसित लडाईं गर्न फेरि आउनेछ। यसकारण तिमीले अहिले आफ्नो घर जानुपर्छ अनि आफ्नो सैनिकलाई बलियो बनाउनु पर्छ। अनि उनलाई परास्त गर्नका लागि सचेत योजनाहरू बनाऊ।” बेन-हदद फेरि आक्रामण गर्छन् 23 राजा बेन-हददका अधिकारीहरूले उनलाई भने, “इस्राएलका देवताहरू त पहाडहरूका देवता हुन्। हामीले पर्वतीय क्षेत्रमा लडाईं गर्यौ। यसकारण इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले जीते। यसकारण हामी उनीहरूसँग त्यस ठाउँमा लडाईं गरौं। तब हामी जित्ने छौं। 24 तिमीले यही काम गर्नु पर्नेछ। सैनिकहरूलाई आदेश दिने अनुमति 32 जना राजाहरूलाई नदिनु। तिनीहरूको सैनिकहरूलाई सेनापतिहरूले नै नियन्त्रण गरून्। 25 अब तिनी मासिएको सैनिक जस्तैं सैनिक गठन गर। त्यस सेनाका जस्तैं घोडाहरू र रथहरू भेला गर। त्यसपछि हामीले सम्म भूमिमा इस्राएलीहरू सँग लडाईं गर्नु पर्छ। तब हामी जित्ने छौं।” बेन-हददले तिनीहरूको सल्लाह माने। उनले त्यही गरे जो तिनीहरूले भने। 26 यसकारण बेन-हददले बसन्तमा अरामीहरूलाई भेला गरे। उनी इस्राएलीहरू सँग युद्ध गर्न अपेक गए। 27 इस्राएलीहरू युद्धका लागि तयार भए। इस्राएली मानिसहरू अरामी सैनिकसित युद्ध गर्न हिंडे। तिनीहरूले अराम शिबिरको पछाडि तिर आफ्नो शिबिर बनाए। शत्रुको तुलनामा इस्राएलीहरू बाख्राका दुइवटा साना बथानहरू जस्ता देखिन्थे तर अरामेली सैनिकहरूले सबै इलाकाहरू ढाकेका थिए। 28 परमेश्वरका जन इस्राएलका राजाकहाँ आए र भनेः “परमप्रभुले भन्नुभएको छ, ‘अरामका मानिसहरूले त्यो सोच्छन्, म, परमप्रभु हुँ पर्वतहरूका मात्र परमेश्वर हुँ, अनि म सम्म भूमिको पनि परमेश्वर होइन। यसकारण म तिमीलाई यो विशाल शत्रुलाई परास्त गर्ने शक्ति दिन्छु। तब तिमी जान्ने छौ, कि म नै परमप्रभु हुँ।’” 29 सात दिनसम्म सैनिकहरू एका-अर्काको सामु शिबिरमा बसिरहे। सातौं दिन लडाईं शुरू भयो। एक दिनमा इस्राएलीहरूले 1,00,000 अरामका सैनिकहरू मारे। 30 बाँचेकाहरू अपेक शहरतिर भागे। शहरको पर्खाल ती सैनिकहरू मध्ये 27,000 माथि ढल्यो। बेन-हदद पनि शहरतिर भागे। उनी एउटा कोठामा लुके। 31 उनका सेवकहरूले उनलाई भने, “हामीले सुनेका थियौं, इस्राएलका राजाहरू दयालु छन्। हामी खस्रो लुगा लगाऔं अनि टाउकोमा डोरी बाँधौं। त्यसपछि इस्राएलका राजा कहाँ जाऔं। हुन सक्छ उनीले हामीलाई जिउँदो बस्न दिने छन्।” 32 तिनीहरूले खस्रो लुगा लगाएर टाउकोमा डोरी बाँधे। तिनीहरू इस्राएलका राजाकहाँ गए। तिनीहरूले भने, “तिम्रो सेवक, बेन-हदद भन्दछन्, ‘कृपया मलाई बाँच्न देऊ।’” आहाबले भने, “के उनी अझै जिउँदै छन्? उनी मेरा भाइ हुन्।” 33 बेन-हददका मानिसहरूले अहाबको शब्दको संकेत सुन्ने आशा गरेका थिए त्यो उसले बेन-हदूदलाई मार्ने छैन्। जब राजा आहाबले भन्यो त्यो बेन-हदद उसको भाइ थियो, सल्लाहकारले लगत्तै भने, “हो, बेन-हदद तपाईंका भाइ हुन्।” आहाबले भने, “उनलाई मकहाँ ल्याऊ।” यसकारण बेन-हदद राजा आहाब समक्ष आए। राजा आहाबले उनलाई ऊ सितै रथमा बस्नभने। 34 बेन-हददले उनलाई भने, “आहाब, म तिमीलाई शहरहरू दिनेछु जो मेरा पिताले तिम्रा पिताबाट लिएका थिए। अनि तिमी दमीशकमा पसलहरू खोल्न सक्ने छौ जसरी मेरा पिताले सामरियामा गरेका थिए।” आहाबले उत्तर दिए, “यदि तिमी यसमा सहमत हुन्छौ भने म तिमीलाई मुक्त रूपमा जान दिने छु।” यसकारण दुइजना राजाहरूले शान्ति सम्झौता गरे। त्यसपछि राजा आहाबले राजा बेन-हददलाई मुक्त गरे। एउटा अगमवक्ता आहाबको विरूद्धमा बोल्छन् 35 एक जना अगमवक्ताले अर्का अगमवक्ताहरूलाई भने, “म माथि प्रहार गर!” उनले भने परमप्रभुले यसो गर्न भनी आदेश दिनुभएको थियो। तर अर्को अगमवक्ताले उनी माथि प्रहार गर्न मानेनन्। 36 यसकारण पहिला अगमवक्ताले भने, “तिमीले परमप्रभुको आदेश पालन गरेनौ। यसकारण एउटा सिंहले तिमीलाई मार्नेछ जब तिमी यो ठाउँ छोड्ने छौ।” अर्का अगमवक्ता त्यो ठाउँ छोडेअनि एउटा सिंहले उनलाई मार्यो। 37 पहिलो अगमवक्ता अर्को मानिस समक्ष गए अनि भने, “ममाथि प्रहार गर!” त्यस मानिसले उनी माथि प्रहार गर्यो अनि अगमवक्ताहरूलाई घाइते बनायो। 38 यसकारण अगमवक्ताले आफ्नो अनुहार एउटा लुगाले छोपे। यस प्रकार उनी को हुन भनी कसैले पनि थाह पाउन सकेन। अगमवक्ता गए अनि बाटोमा राजाको प्रतीक्षा गर्न थाले। 39 जब राजा आए अनि अगमवक्ताले उनलाई बोलाए र भने, “म युद्धमा लडाईं गर्न हिंडे। हाम्रा चार जना मानिसहरू मध्ये एक जनाले एक जना शत्रुको सैनिक मकहाँ ल्यायो। मानिसले भन्यो, ‘यस मानिसलाई हेरिराख। यदि यो मानिस भाग्यो भने तैंले आफ्नो जीवन यसको ठाउँमा दिनु पर्छ अथवा तैंले एक तोडा सुन दण्ड तिर्नु पर्नेछ।’ 40 तर म अरू नै काममा व्यस्त भएँ। यस कारण त्यो मानिस भाग्यो।” इस्राएलका राजाले भने, “तिमीले आफैंले भनी सकेकाछौ तिमीलाई सजाय हुनु पर्छ।” 41 तब अगमवक्ताले आफ्नो अनुहारबाट लुगा निकाल्यो। इस्राएलका राजाले उनलाई हेरे अनि उनी एक जना अगमवक्ता हुन भनी थाह पाए। 42 तब अगमवक्ताले राजालाई भने, “परमप्रभुले भन्नु भएकोछ, ‘तपाईंले त्यस मानिसलाई मुक्त गराउनु भयो जसलाई मैले भनेथें त्यो मर्नु पर्छ। यसकारण उसको सट्टामा तिमी मर्ने छौ अनि तिम्रा सैनिकहरू उसको सैनिकहरूको सट्टामा मर्नेछन्!’” 43 तब राजा आफ्नो घर सामरिया फर्किए। उनी चिन्तित र उदास थिए।