Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in Elah Valley, where they got ready to fight the Philistines.

"I will do whatever you think best," the king answered. Then he stood by the side of the gate as his men marched out in units of a thousand and of a hundred.

Abijah raised an army of 400,000 soldiers, and Jeroboam opposed him with an army of 800,000.

Asa went out to fight him, and both sides took up their positions at Zephathah Valley near Mareshah.

He will give a sense of justice to those who serve as judges, and courage to those who defend the city gates from attack.

They have taken their bows and swords; they are cruel and merciless. They sound like the roaring sea, as they ride their horses. They are ready for battle against Babylonia.

As they leap on the tops of the mountains, they rattle like chariots; they crackle like dry grass on fire. They are lined up like a great army ready for battle.

The Ammonites marched out and took up their position at the entrance to Rabbah, their capital city, while the others, both the Syrians and the men from Tob and Maacah, took up their position in the open countryside.

King Benhadad of Syria gathered all his troops, and supported by thirty-two other rulers with their horses and chariots, he marched up, laid siege to Samaria, and launched attacks against it.

Now, remove the thirty-two rulers from their commands and replace them with field commanders.