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.
Ver. 14. Even by the young men of the princes, &c.] By the noblemen's sons, the young courtiers, and cavaliers. These were fresh water soldiers, likely, and unexperienced; carpet knights, fitter for a canopy than a camp, for language than a lance; but God had therefore the more glory by the victory gotten by them.
Who shall order the battle?] i.e., Set upon the Syrians, after that they are disordered by the young gallants. a
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