1 Kings 20:12

And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Pavilions, (umbraculis) or even under "the shade "of the trees, in full security. (Menochius) Beset. Hebrew, "set, and they set against the city. "Chaldean, "hold yourselves in readiness, and they laid ambushes round the city. "The siege had not been yet commenced in form, as it was never expected that Achab would dare to make any resistance.

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