1 Kings 22:31

22:31 Now the king of Syria had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight common soldiers or high-ranking officers; ¹  fight only the king of Israel.”

1 Kings 20:16

20:16 They marched out at noon, while Ben Hadad and the thirty-two kings allied with him were drinking heavily ²  in their quarters. 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 20:15

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 

[22:31]  ¹ tn Heb “small or great.”

[20:16]  ² tn Heb “drinking and drunken.”

[20:16]  ³ tn Heb “in the temporary shelters.” This is probably referring to tents.

[20:1]  ³ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[20:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he went up and besieged Samaria and fought against it.”

[20:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “after them he assembled all the people, all the sons of Israel, seven thousand.”