So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.
The verse belongs to the history of the divided kingdoms of Judah and Israel, covering the reigns of several kings over about eighty years after the ten tribes broke away. It falls within the reign of Ahab, who turned from the worship of Jehovah to the worship of heathen gods and later imposed that worship on his people. Its immediate setting is the siege of Samaria by Ben-hadad, king of Syria, ending in the defeat of the Syrians.
The verse describes the young men of the princes of the provinces going out from the city in a sortie, leading the army that followed them. The sortie numbered two hundred and thirty-two, with the provincial leaders at its head followed by the army. Though the Israelite band was small against a much larger Syrian force, it put the Syrians to flight, and Ben-hadad escaped on horseback.
The victory was given by God after a prophet warned Ahab, making clear that it came from Jehovah. It was another effort to win the weak Ahab. Despite this great victory, Ahab went on to disobey.
The verse belongs to the history of the divided kingdoms of Judah and Israel, covering the reigns of several kings over about eighty years after the ten tribes broke away. It falls within the reign of Ahab, who turned from the worship of Jehovah to the worship of heathen gods and later imposed that worship on his people. Its immediate setting is the siege of Samaria by Ben-hadad, king of Syria, ending in the defeat of the Syrians.
The verse describes the young men of the princes of the provinces going out from the city in a sortie, leading the army that followed them. The sortie numbered two hundred and thirty-two, with the provincial leaders at its head followed by the army. Though the Israelite band was small against a much larger Syrian force, it put the Syrians to flight, and Ben-hadad escaped on horseback.
The victory was given by God after a prophet warned Ahab, making clear that it came from Jehovah. It was another effort to win the weak Ahab. Despite this great victory, Ahab went on to disobey.