1 Kings 15:20

15:20 Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. ¹  They conquered ²  Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and all the territory of Naphtali, including the region of Kinnereth. ³ 

1 Kings 20:1

Ben Hadad Invades Israel

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 

1 Kings 20:5

20:5 The messengers came again and said, “This is what Ben Hadad says, ‘I sent this message to you, “You must give me your silver, gold, wives, and sons.”

1 Kings 20:10

20:10 Ben Hadad sent another message to him, “May the gods judge me severely ⁶  if there is enough dirt left in Samaria for my soldiers to scoop up in their hands.” ⁷ 

1 Kings 20:12

20:12 When Ben Hadad received this reply, ⁸  he and the other kings were drinking in their quarters. ⁹  He ordered his servants, “Get ready to attack!” So they got ready to attack the city.

1 Kings 20:30

20:30 The remaining 27,000 ran to Aphek and went into the city, but the wall fell on them. ¹⁰  Now Ben Hadad ran into the city and hid in an inner room. ¹¹ 

[15:20]  ¹ tn Heb “and Ben Hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of the armies which belonged to him against the cities of Israel.”

[15:20]  ² tn Heb “he struck down.”

[15:20]  ³ tn Heb “and all Kinnereth together with all the land of Naphtali.”

[20:1]  ⁴ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[20:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he went up and besieged Samaria and fought against it.”

[20:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “So may the gods do to me, and so may they add.”

[20:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “if the dirt of Samaria suffices for the handfuls of all the people who are at my feet.”

[20:12]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “When he heard this word.”

[20:12]  ¹¹ tn Heb “in the temporary shelters.” This is probably referring to tents.

[20:30]  ¹³ tn Heb “and the remaining ones fled to Aphek to the city and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men, the ones who remained.”

[20:30]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and Ben Hadad fled and went into the city, [into] an inner room in an inner room.”