1 Kings 20:1-21

1And Ben-HadadH1130 kingH4428 of Syria assembledH6908 all his host; and there were thirty-two 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 to him, Thus says Ben-Hadad:

3Thy silverH3701 and thy goldH2091 is mine; thy wivesH802 also and thy children, the goodliest, are mine.

4And the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 answered and saidH559, My lordH113, O kingH4428, according to thy sayingH559, I am thine, and all that I have.

5And the messengersH4397 came again, and saidH559, ThusH3541 speaks Ben-HadadH1130 sayingH559: I sentH7971 to thee indeed, sayingH559, Thou shalt deliver me thy silverH3701, and thy goldH2091, and thy wivesH802, and thy children;

6but to-morrow about this timeH6256 I will sendH7971 my servantsH5650 to thee, and they shall searchH2664 thy houseH1004, and the housesH1004 of thy servantsH5650; and it shall beH1961, that whatsoever is pleasant in thy sight, they shall putH7760 in their handH3027 and takeH3947 awayH7971.

7And the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 calledH7121 all the eldersH2205 of the landH776 and saidH559, Mark, I pray you, and seeH7200 how this [manH2205] seeksH1245 mischief; for he sentH7971 to 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 to him, Hearken not, nor consent.

9And he saidH559 to 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 cannot do. And the messengersH4397 departed, and broughtH7725 him wordH1697 again.

10And Ben-HadadH1130 sentH7971 to him and saidH559, The 1godsH430 do so to 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 boastH1984 himself as he that putteth off!

12And it came to pass when he heardH8085 this wordH1697, as he wasH1961 drinkingH8354, he and the kingsH4428 in the tents, that he saidH559 to his servantsH5650, SetH7760 yourselves. And they setH7760 themselves against the cityH5892.

13And behold, a prophetH5030 drewH5066 near to AhabH256 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478, and saidH559, ThusH3541 saith Jehovah: Hast thou seenH7200 all this greatH1419 multitudeH1995? behold, I will deliver it into thy handH3027 this dayH3117; and thou shalt knowH3045 that I am Jehovah.

14And AhabH256 saidH559, By whom? And he saidH559, ThusH3541 saith Jehovah: By the servantsH5288 of the princesH8269 of the provincesH4082. Then he saidH559, Who shall begin the battleH4421? And he saidH559, Thou.

15And he numbered the servantsH5288 of the princesH8269 of the provincesH4082, and they wereH1961 twoH8147 hundredH3967 and thirty-two; and after them he numbered all the peopleH5971, all the children of IsraelH3478, sevenH7651 thousandH505.

16And they wentH3318 out at noonH6672; and Ben-HadadH1130 drankH8354 himself drunkH8354 in the tents, he and the kingsH4428, the thirty-two kingsH4428 that helpedH5826 him.

17And the servantsH5288 of the princesH8269 of the provincesH4082 wentH3318 out firstH7223; and Ben-HadadH1130 sentH7971 out, and they toldH5046 him sayingH559, There are menH376 comeH3318 out of SamariaH8111.

18And he saidH559, Whether they be comeH3318 out for peaceH7965, take them aliveH2416; or whether they be comeH3318 out for warH4421, take them aliveH2416.

19And these servantsH5288 of the princesH8269 of the provincesH4082 cameH3318 out of the cityH5892, and the armyH2428 that followed them.

20And they slew every oneH376 his manH376; and the Syrians fledH5127, and IsraelH3478 pursuedH7291 them; and Ben-HadadH1130 the kingH4428 of Syria escapedH4422 on a horseH5483 with the horsemenH6571.

21And the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 wentH3318 out, and smote the horsesH5483 and chariotsH7393, and slew the Syrians with a greatH1419 slaughterH4347.