1Kings:20:1-12

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* And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together . And thirty-two kings [were ] with him , and horses and chariots . And he went up and laid siege to Samaria , and warred against it . * And [he ] sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel , and to the city , and said to him , Ben-hadad says this : * Your silver and your gold [are ] mine , your wives also and your sons , the best are mine . * And the king of Israel answered and said , My lord , O King , according to your saying I [am ] yours and all that I have . * And the messengers came again and said , Ben-hadad speaks in this way , saying , Although I have sent to you saying , You shall deliver me your silver and your gold and your wives and your sons , * yet I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time , and they shall search your house and the houses of your servants . And it shall be , whatever is pleasant in your eyes , they will put [it ] in their hand and take it away . * And the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said , Please mark and see how this one seeks mischief . For he sent to me for my wives and for my sons , and for my silver and for my gold . And I did not keep them back from him . * And all the elders and all the people said to him , Do not listen nor consent ! * And he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad , Tell my lord the king , All that you sent for to your servant at the first I will do , but this thing I may not do . And the messengers left and brought him word again . * And Ben-hadad sent to him and said , May the gods do so to me , and more also , if the dust of Samaria shall be enough for handfuls for all the people who follow me . * And the king of Israel answered and said , Tell [him ], Do not let him who girds on boast himself like the one who loosens [his armor ]. * And it happened he heard this word , and he [was ] drinking , he and the kings in the booths , he said to his servants , Set [in order ], and they set in order against the city . And they placed the engines against the city .

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