1 Kings 20:1-22 And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together; and there were thirty two kings with him, and horses and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

LITV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together; and there were thirty two kings with him, and horses and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it. ² And he sent messengers to Ahab the king of Israel, to the city, and said to him, So says Ben-hadad, ³ Your silver and your gold are mine, and your wives and your sons, the best, are mine. ⁴ And the king of Israel answered and said, According to your word, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have. ⁵ And the messengers came again and said, So says Ben-hadad, saying, Surely I sent to you, saying, Your silver and your gold and your wives and your sons you shall give to me; ⁶ I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house, and your servants' houses; and it shall be that whatever is pleasing in your eyes, they will put it in their hand and take it away. ⁷ And the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Please note, and see the evil this one is seeking, for he sent to me for my wives, and for my sons, and for my silver, and for my gold, and I did not withhold from him. ⁸ And all the elders and all the people said to him, Do not listen nor consent. ⁹ And he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad, Say to my lord the king, All that you sent for to your servant at the first, I will do; but this thing I am not able to do; and the messengers went and took word back to him. ¹⁰ And Ben-hadad sent to him, and said, So shall the gods do to me and more also if the dust of Samaria shall be enough for handfuls for all the people that follow me. ¹¹ And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Do not let him that girds on boast himself like one who loosens his armor . ¹² And it happened when this word was heard, and he was drinking, he and the kings, in the booths, that he said to his servants, Set in order; and they set in order against the city. ¹³ And behold, a certain prophet came near to Ahab the king of Israel, and said, So says Jehovah, Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold I am going to give it into your hand today, and you shall know that I am Jehovah. ¹⁴ And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, So says Jehovah, by the young men of the rulers of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall begin the battle? And he answered, You. ¹⁵ Then he numbered the young men of the rulers of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two; and after them he numbered all the people, even all the sons of Israel, being seven thousand. ¹⁶ And they went out at noon, and Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the booths, he and the kings, the thirty two kings helping him. ¹⁷ And the young men of the rulers of the provinces went out at first; and Ben-hadad sent, and they told him, saying, Men have come out of Samaria. ¹⁸ And he said, If they have come out for peace, seize them alive; and if they have come to battle, seize them alive. ¹⁹ And these went out of the city, the young men of the rulers of the provinces, and the army which followed them. ²⁰ And each struck his man, and Syria fled, and Israel pursued them; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse, also the horsemen. ²¹ And the king of Israel went out and struck the horses, and the chariots, and struck the Syrians with a great blow. ²² And the prophet came to the king of Israel and said to him, Go, make yourself strong, and look and see what you do; for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against you.