1 King Benhadad of Aram gathered together his whole army. With him were 32 kings along with their horses and chariots. He went to blockade Samaria and fight against it.
2 He sent messengers into the city to King Ahab of Israel. They told Ahab, “This is what Benhadad says:
3 Your silver and gold are mine. Your beloved wives and children are mine.”
4 The king of Israel answered, “As you say, Your Majesty. I and everything I have are yours.”
5 But Benhadad sent messengers back ⌊to Ahab⌋. They said, “Benhadad has sent this message to you: ‘Your silver, gold, wives, and children are mine. Give ⌊them to me⌋.