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Today's audio is from the NIV. Switch to the NIV to read along with the audio. 20 Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together. Thirty-two kings were with him, and horses and chariots. And he went up and closed in on Samaria and fought against it. 2 And he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, “Thus says Ben-hadad: 3 ‘Your silver and your gold are mine; your best wives and children also are mine.’” 4 And the king of Israel answered, “As you say, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have.” 5 The messengers came again and said, “Thus says Ben-hadad: ‘I sent to you, saying, “Deliver to me your silver and your gold, your wives and your children.” 6 Nevertheless I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house and the houses of your servants and lay hands on whatever pleases you and take it away.’” 7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, “Mark, now, and see how this man is seeking trouble, for he sent to me for my wives and my children, and for my silver and my gold, and I did not refuse him.” 8 And all the elders and all the people said to him, “Do not listen or consent.” 9 So he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you first demanded of your servant I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’” And the messengers departed and brought him word again. 10 Ben-hadad sent to him and said, “The gods do so to me and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me.” 11 And the king of Israel answered, “Tell him, ‘Let not him who straps on his armor boast himself as he who takes it off.’” 12 When Ben-hadad heard this message as he was drinking with the kings in the booths, he said to his men, “Take your positions.” And they took their positions against the city. 13 And behold, a prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel and said, “Thus says the Lord, Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will give it into your hand this day, and you shall know that I am the Lord.” 14 And Ahab said, “By whom?” He said, “Thus says the Lord, By the servants of the governors of the districts.” Then he said, “Who shall begin the battle?” He answered, “You.” 15 Then he mustered the servants of the governors of the districts, and they were 232. And after them he mustered all the people of Israel, seven thousand. 16 And they went out at noon, while Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the booths, he and the thirty-two kings who helped him. 17 The servants of the governors of the districts went out first. And Ben-hadad sent out scouts, and they reported to him, “Men are coming out from Samaria.” 18 He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive. Or if they have come out for war, take them alive.” 19 So these went out of the city, the servants of the governors of the districts and the army that followed them. 20 And each struck down his man. The Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them, but Ben-hadad king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen. 21 And the king of Israel went out and struck the horses and chariots, and struck the Syrians with a great blow. 22 Then the prophet came near to the king of Israel and said to him, “Come, strengthen yourself, and consider well what you have to do, for in the spring the king of Syria will come up against you.” 23 And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills, and so they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. 24 And do this: remove the kings, each from his post, and put commanders in their places, 25 and muster an army like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot. Then we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.” And he listened to their voice and did so. 26 In the spring, Ben-hadad mustered the Syrians and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel. 27 And the people of Israel were mustered and were provisioned and went against them. The people of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of goats, but the Syrians filled the country. 28 And a man of God came near and said to the king of Israel, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because the Syrians have said, “The Lord is a god of the hills but he is not a god of the valleys,” therefore I will give all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.’” 29 And they encamped opposite one another seven days. Then on the seventh day the battle was joined. And the people of Israel struck down of the Syrians 100,000 foot soldiers in one day. 30 And the rest fled into the city of Aphek, and the wall fell upon 27,000 men who were left. Ben-hadad also fled and entered an inner chamber in the city. 31 And his servants said to him, “Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Let us put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads and go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare your life.” 32 So they tied sackcloth around their waists and put ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please, let me live.’” And he said, “Does he still live? He is my brother.” 33 Now the men were watching for a sign, and they quickly took it up from him and said, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” Then he said, “Go and bring him.” Then Ben-hadad came out to him, and he caused him to come up into the chariot. 34 And Ben-hadad said to him, “The cities that my father took from your father I will restore, and you may establish bazaars for yourself in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” And Ahab said, “I will let you go on these terms.” So he made a covenant with him and let him go. 35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow at the command of the Lord, “Strike me, please.” But the man refused to strike him. 36 Then he said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, behold, as soon as you have gone from me, a lion shall strike you down.” And as soon as he had departed from him, a lion met him and struck him down. 37 Then he found another man and said, “Strike me, please.” And the man struck him—struck him and wounded him. 38 So the prophet departed and waited for the king by the way, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes. 39 And as the king passed, he cried to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle, and behold, a soldier turned and brought a man to me and said, ‘Guard this man; if by any means he is missing, your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent[a] of silver.’ 40 And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone.” The king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it.” 41 Then he hurried to take the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets. 42 And he said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction,[b] therefore your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.’” 43 And the king of Israel went to his house vexed and sullen and came to Samaria. 21 Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 And after this Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house, and I will give you a better vineyard for it; or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its value in money.” 3 But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.” 4 And Ahab went into his house vexed and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed and turned away his face and would eat no food. 5 But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, “Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?” 6 And he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money, or else, if it please you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ And he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’” 7 And Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now govern Israel? Arise and eat bread and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” 8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to the elders and the leaders who lived with Naboth in his city. 9 And she wrote in the letters, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people. 10 And set two worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, ‘You have cursed[c] God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” 11 And the men of his city, the elders and the leaders who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them. As it was written in the letters that she had sent to them, 12 they proclaimed a fast and set Naboth at the head of the people. 13 And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned; he is dead.” 15 As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money, for Naboth is not alive, but dead.” 16 And as soon as Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it. 17 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18 “Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession. 19 And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Have you killed and also taken possession?”’ And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood.”’” 20 Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the Lord. 21 Behold, I will bring disaster upon you. I will utterly burn you up, and will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel. 22 And I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the anger to which you have provoked me, and because you have made Israel to sin. 23 And of Jezebel the Lord also said, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel within the walls of Jezreel.’ 24 Anyone belonging to Ahab who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone of his who dies in the open country the birds of the heavens shall eat.” 25 (There was none who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord like Ahab, whom Jezebel his wife incited. 26 He acted very abominably in going after idols, as the Amorites had done, whom the Lord cast out before the people of Israel.) 27 And when Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his flesh and fasted and lay in sackcloth and went about dejectedly. 28 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster in his days; but in his son's days I will bring the disaster upon his house.” 24 But the word of God increased and multiplied. 25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from[a] Jerusalem when they had completed their service, bringing with them John, whose other name was Mark. 13 Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,[b] Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. 4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. 5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them. 6 When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. 7 He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. 9 But Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him 10 and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? 11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand. 12 Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord. 13 Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem, 14 but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down. 15 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, say it.” 137 By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 On the willows[a] there we hung up our lyres. 3 For there our captors required of us songs, and our tormentors, mirth, saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” 4 How shall we sing the Lord's song in a foreign land? 5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill! 6 Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy! 7 Remember, O Lord, against the Edomites the day of Jerusalem, how they said, “Lay it bare, lay it bare, down to its foundations!” 8 O daughter of Babylon, doomed to be destroyed, blessed shall he be who repays you with what you have done to us! 9 Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock! 16 Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense? The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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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।