1. BEN-HADAD KING of Syria gathered all his army together; thirty-two kings were with him, and horses and chariots. And he went up and besieged Samaria, warring against it.
2. He sent messengers into Samaria to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, Thus says Ben-hadad:
3. Your silver and your gold are mine; your wives and your children, even the fairest, also are mine.
4. And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to what you say, I am yours, and all that I have.
5. The messengers came again and said, Thus says Ben-hadad: Although I have sent to you, saying, You shall deliver to me your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children–