One day while the Syrian troops were raiding Israel, they captured a girl, and she became a servant of Naaman's wife.
Elisha died and was buried. Every year in the spring, Moab's leaders sent raiding parties into Israel.
Some time later the girl said, “If your husband Naaman would go to the prophet in Samaria, he would be cured of his leprosy.”
The king ordered a huge meal to be prepared for Syria's army, and when they finished eating, he let them go. For a while, the Syrian troops stopped invading Israel's territory.
Servants look to their master, but we will look to you, until you have mercy on us.
So one night, Abimelech led his soldiers to Shechem. He divided them into four groups, and they all hid near the town.