Verse 31

Or what king, going out to confront another king in battle, will not sit down first and determine whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

Referenced Verses

• Prov 20:18 : 18 Plans are established by counsel, so make war with guidance.
• Prov 25:8 : 8 Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?
• 1 Kgs 20:11 : 11 The king of Israel replied,“Tell him the one who puts on his battle gear should not boast like one who is taking it off.”
• 2 Kgs 18:20-22 : 20 Your claim to have a strategy and military strength is just empty talk. In whom are you trusting that you would dare to rebel against me? 21 Now look, you must be trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed staff. If a man leans for support on it, it punctures his hand and wounds him. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt does to all who trust in him. 22 Perhaps you will tell me,‘We are trusting in the LORD our God.’ But Hezekiah is the one who eliminated his high places and altars and then told the people of Judah and Jerusalem,‘You must worship at this altar in Jerusalem.’