^{1 Ref} Now Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got all his army together, and thirty-two kings with him, and horses and carriages of war; he went up and made war on Samaria, shutting it in.

^{2 Ref} And he sent representatives into the town to Ahab, king of Israel;

^{3 Ref} And they said to him, Ben-hadad says, Your silver and your gold are mine; and your wives and children are mine.

^{4 Ref} And the king of Israel sent him an answer saying, As you say, my lord king, I am yours with all I have.

⁵ Then the representatives came back again, and said, These are the words of Ben-hadad: I sent to you saying, Give up to me your silver and your gold, your wives and your children;