1. King Benhadad of Syria called his army together. He was joined by thirty-two other kings with their horses and chariots, and together they marched to Samaria and attacked.
2. Benhadad sent a messenger to tell King Ahab of Israel,
3. “Ahab, give me your silver and gold, your wives, and your strongest sons!”
16-17. At midday, King Ahab and his Israelite army marched out of Samaria, with the young soldiers in front.King Benhadad of Syria and the thirty-two kings with him were drunk when the scouts he had sent out ran up to his tent, shouting, “We just now saw soldiers marching out of Samaria!”