20:1 Now King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled all his army, along with thirty-two other kings with their horses and chariots. He marched against Samaria 4 and besieged and attacked it. 5
20:15 So Ahab 6 assembled the 232 servants of the district governors. After that he assembled all the Israelite army, numbering 7,000. 7
1 tn Heb “small or great.”
2 tn Heb “drinking and drunken.”
3 tn Heb “in the temporary shelters.” This is probably referring to tents.
3 map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.
4 tn Heb “and he went up and besieged Samaria and fought against it.”
4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “after them he assembled all the people, all the sons of Israel, seven thousand.”