14 Ahab asked, “How ⌊will this be done⌋?”The prophet answered, “This is what the Lord says: by using the young officers of the district governors.”“Who will start the battle?” Ahab asked.“You will,” the prophet answered.
15 Ahab counted the young officers of the district governors. There were 232. After counting them, he counted all the Israelite soldiers. There were 7,000.
16 They attacked at noon, when Benhadad was in his tent getting drunk with the 32 kings who were his allies.
17 The young officers of the district governors went out first.Benhadad had sent men ⌊to watch the city⌋. They informed him that some men had come out of Samaria.
18 He said, “Take them alive, whether they have come out to make peace or to fight.”
19 The young officers of the district governors led an attack, and the troops followed them.
20 Each officer killed his opponent. The Arameans fled, and Israel pursued them. King Benhadad of Aram escaped on a horse with the cavalry.