18. And he said: "If they have arrived for peace, apprehend them alive; if to do battle, capture them alive."
19. Therefore, the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out, and the remainder of the army was following.
20. And each one struck down the man who came against him. And the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them. Also, Benhadad, the king of Syria, fled on a horse, with his horsemen.
21. But the king of Israel, going out, struck the horses and the chariots, and he struck the Syrians with a great slaughter.
22. Then a prophet, drawing near to the king of Israel, said to him: "Go and be strengthened. And know and see what you are doing. For in the following year, the king of Syria will rise up against you."