20 And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.

² And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,

³ Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.