Ben Hadad was king of Aram. He gathered together all of his army. There were 32 kings with him. They had horses and chariots. [219] They attacked Samaria and fought against it.
2 Kings 6:24 - Easy To Read Version After this happened, Ben Hadad king of Aram gathered all his army and went to surround and attack the city Samaria. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Afterward, Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered his whole army and went up and besieged Samaria, American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. Common English Bible Now it happened later that Aram’s King Ben-hadad gathered all his forces and went up to attack Samaria. Catholic Public Domain Version Now it happened that, after these things, Benhadad, the king of Syria, gathered together his entire army, and he ascended and was besieging Samaria. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it came to pass after these things, that Benadad king of Syria gathered together all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria. |
Ben Hadad was king of Aram. He gathered together all of his army. There were 32 kings with him. They had horses and chariots. [219] They attacked Samaria and fought against it.
The king of Aram had 32 chariot commanders. That king ordered these 32 chariot commanders to find the king of Israel. The king of Aram told the commanders that they must kill the king.
The king of Assyria attacked many places in Israel. Then he came to Samaria. He fought against Samaria for three years.
Shalmaneser king of Assyria went to fight against Samaria. His army surrounded the city. {This happened during} the fourth year that Hezekiah was king of Judah. (This was also the seventh year that Hoshea son of Elah was king of Israel.)
So Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and all his army came to fight against Jerusalem. This happened on the 10th day of the tenth month of Zedekiah’s ninth year as king. Nebuchadnezzar put his army around Jerusalem {to stop people from going in and out of the city}. Then he built a wall of dirt around the city.
The famine was getting worse and worse in the city. By the 9th day of the fourth month there was no more food for the common people in the city.
The king of Aram was making war against Israel. He had a council meeting with his army officers. He said, “Hide in this place {and attack the Israelites when they come by}.”
There is no food in the Samaria. If we go into the city, we will die there. If we stay here, we will also die. So let’s go to the Aramean camp. If they let us live, then we will live. If they kill us, then we will just die.
Elisha went to Damascus. Ben Hadad king of Aram was sick. A person told Ben Hadad, “The man of God [94] has come here.”
There was a small town with a few people in it. A great king fought against that town and put his armies all around it.
So I will start a fire at Hazael’s {\cf2\super [6]} house (Aram). And that fire will destroy the great palaces of Ben Hadad. {\cf2\super [7]}
“That nation will surround and attack your cities. You think that the tall, strong walls around your cities will protect you. But those walls will fall down. The enemy will surround all your cities everywhere in the land the Lord your God is giving you.