1 Kings 20:3
20:3 He said to him, “This is what Ben Hadad says, ‘Your silver and your gold are mine, as well as the best of your wives and sons.’”
1 Kings 20:5
20:5 The messengers came again and said, “This is what Ben Hadad says, ‘I sent this message to you, “You must give me your silver, gold, wives, and sons.”
1 Kings 20:16-17
20:16 They marched out at noon, while Ben Hadad and the thirty-two kings allied with him were drinking heavily 1 in their quarters. 2
20:17 The servants of the district governors led the march. When Ben Hadad sent messengers, they reported back to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.” 3
1 Kings 20:20
20:20 Each one struck down an enemy soldier; 4 the Syrians fled and Israel chased them. King Ben Hadad of Syria escaped on horseback with some horsemen.
1 tn Heb “drinking and drunken.”
2 tn Heb “in the temporary shelters.” This is probably referring to tents.
3 map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.
4 tn Heb “each struck down his man.”