1 Kings 20:17

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The young helpers went out first. King Ben-Hadad’s men told him that some soldiers had come out of Samaria.

Cross References

1 Kings 20:19

The young men of King Ahab were the first to come out, but the rest of the army of Israel was following them.

1 Kings 15:18

So Asa took gold and silver from the treasuries of the Lord’s Temple and the king’s palace. He gave it to his officials and sent them to King Ben-Hadad of Aram. Ben-Hadad was the son of Tabrimmon. Tabrimmon was the son of Hezion. Damascus was Ben-Hadad’s capital city.

1 Kings 20:16

King Ahab began his attack at noon, while King Ben-Hadad and the 32 kings were drinking and getting drunk in their tents.

1 Kings 20:18

So Ben-Hadad said, “They might be coming to fight or they might be coming to ask for peace. Capture them alive.”