1 Kings 20:1-3

EasyEnglish Bible

Ben-Hadad attacks Samaria

20 Ben-Hadad was the king of Syria.^[a] He got all his army together. 32 other kings with their horses and chariots joined with him. He went to attack the city of Samaria. He put his army all around it and then he attacked it. ² He sent men to take a message to Ahab, the king of Israel, who was in the city. ³ The message said: ‘This message is from King Ben-Hadad. He says, “Your silver and your gold now belong to me. Your best wives and your strongest children will also be mine.” ’