1 Kings 20:33

20:33 The men took this as a good omen and quickly accepted his offer, saying, “Ben Hadad is your brother.” Ahab ¹  then said, “Go, get him.” So Ben Hadad came out to him, and Ahab pulled him up into his chariot.

1 Kings 20:2

20:2 He sent messengers to King Ahab of Israel, who was in the city. ² 

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 20:16-17

20:16 They marched out at noon, while Ben Hadad and the thirty-two kings allied with him were drinking heavily ³  in their quarters. ⁴  20:17 The servants of the district governors led the march. When Ben Hadad sent messengers, they reported back to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.” ⁵ 

1 Kings 20:20

20:20 Each one struck down an enemy soldier; ⁶  the Syrians fled and Israel chased them. King Ben Hadad of Syria escaped on horseback with some horsemen.

1 Kings 20:26

20:26 In the spring ⁷  Ben Hadad mustered the Syrian army ⁸  and marched to Aphek to fight Israel. ⁹ 

[20:33]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:2]  ² tn Heb “to the city.”

[20:16]  ³ tn Heb “drinking and drunken.”

[20:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the temporary shelters.” This is probably referring to tents.

[20:17]  ⁴ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[20:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “each struck down his man.”

[20:26]  ⁶ tn Heb “at the turning of the year.”

[20:26]  ⁷ tn Heb “mustered Aram.”

[20:26]  ⁸ tn Heb “and went up to Aphek for battle with Israel.”