亚哈问：“藉着谁呢？”先知回答：“耶和华这样说：‘藉着跟从各省省长的年轻人。’”亚哈又问：“谁先开战呢？”先知说：“是你。”

亚哈说：“藉着谁呢？”他回答说：“耶和华说，藉着跟从省长的少年人。”亚哈说：“要谁率领呢？”他说：“要你亲自率领。”

亚哈说：“藉着谁呢？”他说：“耶和华如此说：‘藉着跟从省长的年轻人。’”亚哈说：“谁要开战呢？”他说：“你！”

亚哈说：“藉着谁呢？”他说：“耶和华如此说：‘藉着跟从省长的年轻人。’”亚哈说：“谁要开战呢？”他说：“你！”

亚哈问：“谁来完成这任务呢？”先知答道：“耶和华说，省长属下的青年军。”亚哈问：“谁来做统领呢？”先知答道：“你。”

亞哈說：「藉着誰呢？」他回答說：「耶和華說，藉着跟從省長的少年人。」亞哈說：「要誰率領呢？」他說：「要你親自率領。」

亞哈說：「藉着誰呢？」他說：「耶和華如此說：『藉着跟從省長的年輕人。』」亞哈說：「誰要開戰呢？」他說：「你！」

亞哈說：「藉着誰呢？」他說：「耶和華如此說：『藉着跟從省長的年輕人。』」亞哈說：「誰要開戰呢？」他說：「你！」

亞哈問：「誰來完成這任務呢？」先知答道：「耶和華說，省長屬下的青年軍。」亞哈問：「誰來做統領呢？」先知答道：「你。」

亞哈問：“藉著誰呢？”先知回答：“耶和華這樣說：‘藉著跟從各省省長的年輕人。’”亞哈又問：“誰先開戰呢？”先知說：“是你。”

亞哈說：『藉着誰呢？』他回答說：『永恆主這麼說：「藉着諸省長的侍從官。」』亞哈說：『誰要先開戰呢？』他說：『就是你。』

亞哈曰、藉誰乎、曰、耶和華云、藉諸州方伯之少者、曰、誰啟戰、曰、爾、

亞哈曰、孰能勝任。曰、諸方伯之僕。曰、誰堪列陳。曰、爾。

亞哈曰、以誰與戰、曰、主如是云、以從方伯之少者、曰、誰率之、曰、爾、

“ But who will do this?” asked Ahab. The prophet replied,“ This is what the Lord says:‘ The junior officers under the provincial commanders will do it.’”“ And who will start the battle?” he asked. The prophet answered,“ You will.”

“ But who will do it?” Ahab asked. The prophet answered,“ The Lord says,‘ The junior officers who are under the area commanders will do it.’ ”“ And who will start the battle?” Ahab asked. The prophet answered,“ You will.”

And Ahab said,“ By whom?” He said,“ Thus says the Lord, By the servants of the governors of the districts.” Then he said,“ Who shall begin the battle?” He answered,“ You.”

Ahab asked,“ How will he do it?” And the prophet replied,“ This is what the Lord says: The troops of the provincial commanders will do it.”“ Should we attack first?” Ahab asked.“ Yes,” the prophet answered.

Ahab asked,“ By whom?” And the prophet said,“ This is what the LORD says:‘ By the young men of the provincial leaders.’” Then he asked,“ Who is to start the battle?” He said,“ You.”

But Ahab said,“ By whom?” So he said,“ The Lord says this:‘ By the young men of the leaders of the provinces.’ ” Then he said,“ Who will begin the battle?” And he said,“ You will.”

So Ahab said,“ By whom?” And he said,“ Thus says the Lord:‘ By the young leaders of the provinces.’” Then he said,“ Who will set the battle in order?” And he answered,“ You.”

And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith Jehovah, By the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall begin the battle? And he answered, Thou.

Ahab asked,“ By whom?” And the prophet said,“ This is what the Lord says:‘ By the young men of the provincial leaders.’” Then he asked,“ Who is to start the battle?” He said,“ You.”

And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD,[ Even] by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.

Ahab asked,“ By whom will this be accomplished?” He answered,“ This is what the LORD says,‘ By the servants of the district governors.’” Ahab asked,“ Who will launch the attack?” He answered,“ You will.”

Ahab said,“ By whom?” He said,“ Yahweh says,‘ By the young men of the princes of the provinces.’” Then he said,“ Who shall begin the battle?” He answered,“ You.”

这样，大卫用机弦和一块石子胜过了那非利士人。大卫击杀了那非利士人，但他手中没有刀。

但是神却拣选了世上愚笨的，使那些有智慧的羞愧。他也拣选了世上软弱的，使那些刚强的羞愧。他也拣选了世上卑贱的和被人轻视的，以及算不得什么的，为了要废弃那些自以为是的，使所有的人在神面前都不能自夸。

于是他把三百人分作三队，把角和空瓶交在各人手里，又把火把放在瓶里。然后对他们说：“你们要看着我，也要照样行事。注意！我到了营的边缘，我怎样行事，你们也要怎样行事。我和所有与我在一起的人吹角的时候，你们也要在全营的四周吹角，喊叫说：‘为耶和华！为基甸！’”基甸和所有与他在一起的一百人，在半夜三更的起初，换更的时候，来到了营的边缘，就吹起角来，打破手中的瓦瓶。三队的人就都吹角，打破瓦瓶，左手紧握着火把，右手紧握着角不住地吹，并且喊叫说：“耶和华和基甸的刀！”

到第七次，仆人说：“我看到一小片乌云，好像人的手掌那么大，正在从海里升上来。”以利亚说：“你上去告诉亚哈：‘赶快套车下山，免得被大雨所阻。’”

亚伯兰一听见侄儿被人掳去，就抽调他家里生养的精练壮丁三百一十八人，一直追到但。亚伯兰和他的仆人趁夜分队攻击他们，结果击败了他们，又追赶他们直到大马士革北面的何把，将一切财物都夺回来，也把他的侄儿罗得和罗得的财物，以及妇女和族人，都夺了回来。