1Ben Hadad the king of Syria gathered all…
2He sent messengers into the city to Ahab…
3‘Your silver and your gold are mine. Your…
4The king of Israel answered, “It is according…
5The messengers came again and said, “Ben Hadad…
6but I will send my servants to you…
7Then the king of Israel called all the…
8All the elders and all the people said…
9Therefore he said to the messengers of Ben…
10Ben Hadad sent to him, and said, “The…
11The king of Israel answered, “Tell him, ‘Don’t…
12When Ben Hadad heard this message as he…
13Behold, a prophet came near to Ahab king…
14Ahab said, “By whom?” He said, “The LORD…
15Then he mustered the young men of the…
16They went out at noon. But Ben Hadad…
17The young men of the princes of the…
18He said, “If they have come out for…
19So these went out of the city, the…
20They each killed his man. The Syrians fled,…
21The king of Israel went out and struck…
22The prophet came near to the king of…
23The servants of the king of Syria said…
24Do this thing: take the kings away, every…
25Muster an army like the army that you…
26At the return of the year, Ben Hadad…
27The children of Israel were mustered and given…
28A man of God came near and spoke…
29They encamped opposite each other for seven days.…
30But the rest fled to Aphek, into the…
31His servants said to him, “See now, we…
32So they put sackcloth on their bodies and…
33Now the men observed diligently and hurried to…
34Ben Hadad said to him, “The cities which…
35A certain man of the sons of the…
36Then he said to him, “Because you have…
37Then he found another man, and said, “Please…
38So the prophet departed and waited for the…
39As the king passed by, he cried to…
40As your servant was busy here and there,…
41He hurried, and took the headband away from…
42He said to him, “The LORD says, ‘Because…
43The king of Israel went to his house…
