1 Kings 20:1-12

1And Ben-hadadH1130 the kingH4428 of Syria gatheredH6908 all his host togetherH6908; and there were thirtyH7970 and twoH8147 kingsH4428 with him, and horsesH5483 and chariotsH7393: and he wentH5927 up and besieged SamariaH8111, and foughtH3898 against it. 2And he sentH7971 messengersH4397 to AhabH256 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478, into the cityH5892, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad, 3Thy silverH3701 and thy goldH2091 is mine; thy wivesH802 also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine. 4And the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 answered and saidH559, It is according to thy sayingH559, my lordH113, O kingH4428; I am thine, and all that I have. 5And the messengersH4397 came again, and saidH559, ThusH3541 speaketh Ben-hadadH1130, sayingH559, I sentH7971 indeed unto thee, sayingH559, Thou shalt deliver me thy silverH3701, and thy goldH2091, and thy wivesH802, and thy children; 6but I will sendH7971 my servantsH5650 unto thee to-morrow about this timeH6256, and they shall searchH2664 thy houseH1004, and the housesH1004 of thy servantsH5650; and it shall beH1961, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyesH5869, they shall putH7760 it in their handH3027, and takeH3947 it awayH7971.

7Then the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 calledH7121 all the eldersH2205 of the landH776, and saidH559, Mark, I pray you, and seeH7200 how this manH2205 seeketh mischief: for he sentH7971 unto me for my wivesH802, and for my children, and for my silverH3701, and for my goldH2091; and I denied him not. 8And all the eldersH2205 and all the peopleH5971 saidH559 unto him, Hearken thou not, neither consent. 9Wherefore he saidH559 unto the messengersH4397 of Ben-hadadH1130, Tell my lordH113 the kingH4428, All that thou didst sendH7971 for to thy servantH5650 at the firstH7223 I will do; but this thingH1697 I may not do. And the messengersH4397 departed, and broughtH7725 him wordH1697 again. 10And Ben-hadadH1130 sentH7971 unto him, and saidH559, The godsH430 do so unto me, and more also, if the dustH6083 of SamariaH8111 shall suffice for handfulsH8168 for all the peopleH5971 that follow me. 11And the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 answered and saidH559, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his armor boastH1984 himself as he that putteth it off. 12And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heardH8085 this message, as he wasH1961 drinkingH8354, he and the kingsH4428, in the pavilions, that he saidH559 unto his servantsH5650, SetH7760 yourselves in array. And they setH7760 themselves in array against the cityH5892.