^{1 Ref} And Ben-Hadad king of Aram hath gathered all his force, and thirty and two kings `are' with him, and horse and chariot, and he goeth up and layeth siege against Samaria, and fighteth with it,

^{2 Ref} and sendeth messengers unto Ahab king of Israel, to the city,

^{3 Ref} and saith to him, `Thus said Ben-Hadad, `Thy silver and thy gold are mine, and thy wives and thy sons -- the best -- are mine.'

^{4 Ref} And the king of Israel answereth and saith, `According to thy word, my lord, O king: I `am' thine, and all that I have.'

⁵ And the messengers turn back and say, `Thus spake Ben-Hadad, saying, Surely I sent unto thee, saying, Thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy sons, to me thou dost give;