KJV ORIGINAL
And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And they went out at noon. But Ben-Hadad was getting drunk in his tent, along with the thirty-two kings who were helping him.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows how Israel's enemies were careless and unprepared, getting drunk while they should have been ready for battle.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place during a war between Israel and Syria (Aram), where the Syrian king Ben-Hadad had formed a coalition with thirty-two other kings to attack Samaria, the capital of Israel. The verse describes the moment when Israel's small army was about to launch a surprise attack while their enemies were drinking and not paying attention to military duties.
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