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  1. A prophetic entourage<\/em>. A prophet, a man of God, and a disciple of the prophets accompany the king in this chapter, with encouraging messages, important information, and also – harsh criticism. By the way, none of the prophets in this chapter is the one we, and Ahab, know from previous chapters – Elijah.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Poetic kings<\/em>. The conversations between Ben-hadad and the king of Israel sound more like poetry than like declarations of war. Ben-hadad: \u201c\u201cMay the gods do thus to me and even more, if the dust of Samaria will provide even a handful for each of the men who follow me!\u201d (verse 10), and Ahab responds: \u201c\u201cTell him: Let not him who girds on his sword boast like him who ungirds it!\u201d (verse 11).<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. The logic of the drunk<\/em>. These are the instructions of the inebriated Ben-hadad regarding the Israelite warriors: \u201cIf they have come out to surrender, take them alive; and if they have come out for battle, take them alive anyhow\u201d (verse 18). Makes sense, no?<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. A meaningful memory.<\/em> Seven days of preparations. A decisive victory on the seventh day. A wall that falls\u2026 If that description of the battle at Afek doesn\u2019t ring a bell yet – go back 114 chapters to Joshua, chapter 6, and a place called Jericho.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. The moral of a story<\/em>. How does the lesson embodied by the disciple of the prophets fit the moral and sin of the king of Israel? There are more than a few questions. 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