1. And Ben-Hadad king of Aram hath gathered all his force, and thirty and two kings [are] with him, and horse and chariot, and he goeth up and layeth siege against Samaria, and fighteth with it,
2. and sendeth messengers unto Ahab king of Israel, to the city,
3. and saith to him, `Thus said Ben-Hadad, `Thy silver and thy gold are mine, and thy wives and thy sons--the best--are mine.'
4. And the king of Israel answereth and saith, `According to thy word, my lord, O king: I [am] thine, and all that I have.'