His advisers<n id="1" /> said to him, &#8220;Look, we have heard that the kings of the Israelite dynasty are kind.<n id="2" /> Allow us to put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads<n id="3" /> and surrender<n id="4" /> to the king of Israel. Maybe he will spare our lives.&#8221;

So they put sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel. They said, &#8220;Your servant<n id="1" /> Ben Hadad says, &#8216;Please let me live!&#8217;&#8221; Ahab<n id="2" /> replied, &#8220;Is he still alive? He is my brother.&#8221;<n id="3" />