And of Hadad king of Syria gathered together all his force, and thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots. And they ascended, and laid siege against Samaria, and waged war against it.
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and he said to him, Thus says of Hadad.
Your silver and your gold is mine; and your wives and your children, the best is mine.
And answered and said, As you have spoken, O my master, O king, yours and all my things.
And returned and said, Thus says the son of Hadad, I have sent to you, saying, Your silver and your gold and your wives and your children you shall give to me,
for this hour tomorrow I will send my servants to you, and they will search your house, and the houses of your servants. And it will be the desires of their eyes, of what ever they should put upon with their hands, they shall take.
And called all the elders of the land, and he said, Know indeed and behold! that evil for he has sent to me for my wives, and for my children. And my silver and my gold I have not kept back from him.
And said You should not hearken, and you should not want .
And he said to the messengers of the son of Hadad, Say your master! All as much as you sent to your servant at first, I will do; but this thing I shall not be able to do. And departed and returned to him
And sent saying, Thus may do and thus may they add, if shall suffice for the handful to all the people, my footmen.
And answered and said, Let it be enough! Let not boast as the one standing straight!
And it came to pass when he answered to him this word, was and all the kings with him in tents. And he said his servants, Build a siege mound! And they put a siege mound against the city.
And behold, prophet came forward to Ahab king of Israel, and he said, Thus says you seen all multitude Behold, I give it today into your hands; and you shall know that I am
And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus says By the young men of the rulers of the regions. And Ahab said, Who shall join together for the war? And he said, You.
And Ahab numbered the servants of the rulers of the regions, and they were two hundred thirty and two. And after these things he numbered the people, every son of power seven thousand.
And he went forth at midday. And of Hadad and being intoxicated in Succoth, he and the kings, thirty and two kings, the allies with him.
And came forth the young men, of the regions at first. And sent and they led up to him, saying, Men have come forth from out of Samaria.
And he said to them, If in peace they come forth, seize them alive! And if for war they came forth, seize them alive!
And went forth city of the rulers of the regions, and the force after them.
And struck the one by him. And Syria fled, and pursued And escaped upon a horse of a horseman.
And came forth and he took the horses, and the chariots, and he struck calamity against Syria.
And came forward to of Israel, and he said, Strengthen yourself, and know, and see what you shall do! for returning year, of Hadad king of Syria will ascend against you.
And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, of mountains God of Israel, and not a God of valleys; on account of this they powered over us. But if we wage war against them according to assuredly we shall power over them.
And this thing you do! Let depart to his place, and establish in place of
And you exchange according to the force falling from you even horse for horse, and chariots for chariots. And we will wage war against them in the straight plains, and we will power over them. And he hearkened to their voice, and did thus.
And it came to pass at the return of the year, that mustered Syria, and he ascended into Aphek for war against Israel.
And the sons of Israel were mustered, and they came to meet them. And Israel camped right opposite them, as two flocks of goats. And Syria filled the land.
And came forward a man of God, and he said to the king of Israel, Thus says Because Syria said, is God and is not that I will give force into hand and you shall know that I am
And these camped before those seven days. And it came to pass in the day that led on And Israel struck Syria a hundred thousand footmen in one day.
And fled unto Aphek, into the city. And fell upon twenty and seven thousand men of the ones remaining. And of Hadad fled, and he entered into the house of the bedroom, into the inner chamber.
And said to him, Indeed behold we heard that of the house of Israel kings We should place indeed sackcloths upon our loins, and rough cords upon our heads, and we should go forth to the king of Israel; if by any means he shall bring forth alive our lives.
And they girded sackcloths upon their loins, and put rough cords upon their heads. And they said to the king of Israel, Your servant, of Hadad says, Let live And he said, Does he still live? brother
And the men foretold and hastened and gathered up the word out of his mouth, and they said, Your brother of Hadad. And he said, Enter, and receive him! And came forth and they transported him upon the chariot to him.
And he said to him, The cities which took from your father, I give back to you. And streets in Damascus for yourself, as established in Samaria. And I by covenant shall send you out. And he ordained with him a covenant, and sent him out.
And man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor, by a word of the lord, Strike me indeed! And not strike him.
And he said to him, Because you hearkened not to the voice of the lord, behold, run from me, shall strike And he went forth from him, and found and struck him.
And he finds man and he said, Strike indeed me! And struck and striking he broke him.
And went and stood to the king of Israel upon the way, and he bound with
And it came to pass as the king came near, that he yelled out to the king. And he said, Your servant went forth with the military for war, and behold, a man brought to me and he said to me, Guard this man! And if by rushing away he should rush away, then will be required for his life, or a talent of silver you establish for it.
And it came to pass as your servant looked round about here this way and here that way, that this man was not around. And said Behold, you are the magistrate, for
And he hastened and removed the ligature from his eyes. And recognized that was of
And he said to him, Thus says Because you sent out man your hand, even will be required for his life, and your people for his people.
And went forth being confounded and faint, and came unto Samaria.