8. “Don't listen to him!” they answered. “You don't have to do what he says.”
9. So Ahab sent someone to tell Benhadad, “Your Majesty, I'll give you my silver and gold, and even my wives and children. But I won't let you have anything else.”When Benhadad got his answer,
10. he replied, “I'll completely destroy Samaria! There won't even be enough of it left for my soldiers to carry back in their hands. If I don't do it, I pray that the gods will punish me terribly.”
11. Ahab then answered, “Benhadad, don't boast before the fighting even begins. Wait and see if you live through it.”
12. Meanwhile, Benhadad and the other kings had been drinking in their tents. But when Ahab's reply came, he ordered his soldiers to prepare to attack Samaria, and they all got ready.