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。”

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：“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。”

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.”

大卫就这样不用刀剑，只用投石器和一块石子战胜了那个非利士人，杀死了他。

但上帝拣选了世人看为愚昧的，要使智者羞愧；上帝拣选了世上软弱的，要使强者蒙羞；上帝拣选了世上卑贱的、被藐视的和无足轻重的，要使世人看为举足轻重的变得无足轻重。这样，谁都不能在上帝面前自夸了。

基甸把三百人分成三队，分给他们号角和藏有火把的瓦瓶，对他们说：“你们要看我的行动，当我们走到敌营旁边时，我怎么做，你们也要怎么做。我们这队吹响号角时，你们也要在敌营四周吹响号角，高喊，‘为了耶和华！为了基甸！’”午夜初，守卫刚换班，基甸带着一百人来到米甸营旁。他们吹响号角，打破手中的瓦瓶。其余的二百人也吹响号角，打破瓦瓶。他们左手举着火把，右手拿着号角，高喊：“为耶和华和基甸而战！”

第七次，仆人说：“我看见一朵手掌那么大的云从海里升起来了。”以利亚便吩咐他：“你去告诉亚哈，叫他套车下山，免得被雨阻挡。”

亚伯兰听见侄儿被掳的消息，便率领家中三百一十八名训练有素的壮丁去追赶他们，一直追到但。夜里，亚伯兰和他的随从分头出击，大败敌人，一直追杀到大马士革北面的何巴，夺回所有被劫的财物，并救出他侄儿罗得和他的财物、妇女及其他人。