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 

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 ¹⁰  and besieged and attacked it. ¹¹ 

1 Kings 20:9-10

20:9 So he said to the messengers of Ben Hadad, “Say this to my master, the king, ‘I will give you everything you demanded at first from your servant, but I am unable to agree to this latest demand.’” ¹²  So the messengers went back and gave their report.

20:10 Ben Hadad sent another message to him, “May the gods judge me severely ¹³  if there is enough dirt left in Samaria for my soldiers to scoop up in their hands.” ¹⁴ 

1 Kings 20:30

20:30 The remaining 27,000 ran to Aphek and went into the city, but the wall fell on them. ¹⁵  Now Ben Hadad ran into the city and hid in an inner room. ¹⁶ 

1 Kings 20:32

20:32 So they put sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel. They said, “Your servant ¹⁷  Ben Hadad says, ‘Please let me live!’” Ahab ¹⁸  replied, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” ¹⁹ 

1 Kings 15:18

15:18 Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and of the royal palace and handed it to his servants. He then told them to deliver it ²⁰  to Ben Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, ruler in Damascus, along with this message:

1 Kings 15:20

15:20 Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. ²¹  They conquered ²²  Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and all the territory of Naphtali, including the region of Kinnereth. ²³ 

[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.”

[20:1]  ⁷ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[20:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “and he went up and besieged Samaria and fought against it.”

[20:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “all which you sent to your servant in the beginning I will do, but this thing I am unable to do.”

[20:10]  ⁹ tn Heb “So may the gods do to me, and so may they add.”

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

[20:30]  ¹⁰ 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]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and Ben Hadad fled and went into the city, [into] an inner room in an inner room.”

[20:32]  ¹¹ sn Your servant. By referring to Ben Hadad as Ahab’s servant, they are suggesting that Ahab make him a subject in a vassal treaty arrangement.

[20:32]  ¹² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:32]  ¹³ sn He is my brother. Ahab’s response indicates that he wants to make a parity treaty and treat Ben Hadad as an equal partner.

[15:18]  ¹² tn Heb “King Asa sent it.”

[15:20]  ¹³ 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]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “he struck down.”

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