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。”

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.”

So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him. (niv)

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things— and the things that are not— to nullify the things that are,so that no one may boast before him. (niv)

Dividing the three hundred men into three companies, he placed trumpets and empty jars in the hands of all of them, with torches inside.“ Watch me,” he told them.“ Follow my lead. When I get to the edge of the camp, do exactly as I do.When I and all who are with me blow our trumpets, then from all around the camp blow yours and shout,‘ For the Lord and for Gideon.’”Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands.The three companies blew the trumpets and smashed the jars. Grasping the torches in their left hands and holding in their right hands the trumpets they were to blow, they shouted,“ A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!” (niv)

The seventh time the servant reported,“ A cloud as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea.” So Elijah said,“ Go and tell Ahab,‘ Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’” (niv)

When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called out the 318 trained men born in his household and went in pursuit as far as Dan.During the night Abram divided his men to attack them and he routed them, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.He recovered all the goods and brought back his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other people. (niv)