Ahab had instructed Obadiah, "Go throughout the land to all of the water springs and to all of the valleys. Maybe we'll find some grass to keep the horses and mules alive. Also, maybe we won't have to kill some of our cattle."

The prophet visited the king of Israel and instructed him, "Go, fortify your defenses. Determine what you must do, for in the spring the king of Syria will attack you."

In the spring Ben Hadad mustered the Syrian army and marched to Aphek to fight Israel.

but came back, and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to you, "Eat no bread, and drink no water;" your body shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.'"

And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

And he arranged the wood, and cut the bull in pieces, and placed it on the wood, and said, Fill four water jars with water and pour on the burnt sacrifice and on the wood.

Then he said, "Fill four water jars and pour the water on the offering and the wood." When they had done so, he said, "Do it again." So they did it again. Then he said, "Do it a third time." So they did it a third time.

Then he made 10 bronze water carts. Each water cart was six feet long, six feet wide, and 4½ feet high.

Four supports were at the four corners of each water cart; each support was one piece with the water cart.

the 10 water carts; the 10 basins on the water carts;