8 All the elders and all the people said to him, “Do not listen to him or consent to his demands.”
9 Therefore he said to the messengers of Ben-Hadad, “Tell my lord the king: I will comply with the first request of your servant, but this thing I will not do.” And the messengers departed and brought him word again.
10 Then Ben-Hadad sent messengers to him and said, “The gods do to me and then some if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me.”
11 The king of Israel answered, “Tell him: Let not he who puts 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 pavilions, he said to his servants, “Station yourselves!” And they stationed themselves against the city.
13 Then a prophet came to Ahab king of Israel, saying, “Thus says the Lord: Have you seen this great multitude? See, I will deliver it into your hand this day, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”
14 Ahab asked, “By whom?”And he said, “Thus says the Lord: By the young leaders of the provinces.”Then he said, “Who shall order the battle?”And he answered, “You.”