1 Kings 20:1 “Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by t…”

1 Kings 20:1

Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Ben-hadad 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.

World English Bible

Ben Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together; and there were thirty-two kings with him, with horses and chariots. He went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

American Standard Version

And Ben-hadad 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 fought against it.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Ben-hadad the King of Aram assembled all his armie, and two and thirtie Kings with him, with horses, and charets, and went vp and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

Darby Translation

And Ben-Hadad king of Syria assembled all his host; and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

Young's Literal Translation

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,

Bible in Basic English

Now Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got all his army together, and thirty-two kings with him, and horses and carriages of war; he went up and made war on Samaria, shutting it in.

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Cross references

“A. M. 3103. B.C. 901. Ben-hadad”

1 Kings 15:18 1 Kings 15:20 2 Kings 8:7–10 2 Chronicles 16:2–4 Jeremiah 49:27 Amos 1:4

1 Kings 15:18 · BSB

So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the so…

1 Kings 15:20 · BSB

And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.

2 Kings 8:7–10 · BSB

Then Elisha came to Damascus while Ben-hadad king of Aram was sick, and the king was told, “The man of God has come here.”

2 Chronicles 16:2–4 · BSB

So Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent it with this message to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:

Jeremiah 49:27 · BSB

“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.”

Amos 1:4 · BSB

So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.

“Thirty and two”

1 Kings 20:16 1 Kings 20:24 Genesis 14:1–5 Judges 1:7 Ezra 7:12 Isaiah 10:8

1 Kings 20:16 · BSB

They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.

1 Kings 20:24 · BSB

So do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers.

Genesis 14:1–5 · BSB

In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim

Judges 1:7 · BSB

Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.

Ezra 7:12 · BSB

Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.

Isaiah 10:8 · BSB

“Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.

“and horses”

Exodus 14:7 Deuteronomy 20:1 Judges 4:3 1 Samuel 13:5 Isaiah 37:24

Exodus 14:7 · BSB

He took 600 of the best chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.

Deuteronomy 20:1 · BSB

When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you.

Judges 4:3 · BSB

Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.

1 Samuel 13:5 · BSB

Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.

Isaiah 37:24 · BSB

Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest o…

“besieged”

Leviticus 26:25 Deuteronomy 28:52 2 Kings 6:24–29 2 Kings 17:5 2 Kings 17:6

Leviticus 26:25 · BSB

And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

Deuteronomy 28:52 · BSB

They will besiege all the cities throughout your land, until the high and fortified walls in which you trust have fallen. They will besiege all your cities throughout the land that the LORD your God has given you.

2 Kings 6:24–29 · BSB

Some time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria.

2 Kings 17:5 · BSB

Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.

2 Kings 17:6 · BSB

In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.

Also

1 Kings 22:31 1 Kings 16:24

1 Kings 22:31 · BSB

Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”

1 Kings 16:24 · BSB

He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,

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