Now King Ben-Hadad of Aram gathered all his army. With him were 32 kings, along with horses and chariots. He marched up, besieged Samaria and attacked it.
2 Kings 6:24 - Tree of Life Version Now it came to pass after this, that King Ben-hadad of Aram gathered all his army and marched against Samaria and besieged it. 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. |
Now King Ben-Hadad of Aram gathered all his army. With him were 32 kings, along with horses and chariots. He marched up, besieged Samaria and attacked it.
Now the king of Aram had commanded his 32 chariot commanders saying, “Do no single combat with anyone, small or great—except the king of Israel.”
Then the king of Assyria invaded the entire country, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.
Now it came to pass in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of King Elah of Israel, that King Shalmaneser of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it,
Now it came to pass in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his entire army advanced against Jerusalem, set up camp by it, and built a siege wall all around it.
On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine became so severe in the city that there was no bread for the common people.
Now the king of Aram was warring against Israel. He consulted with his officers, saying, “In such and such a place will be my camp.”
If we say: ‘Let’s go into the city,’ then the famine is in the city, so we will die there; but if we sit still here, we’ll die also. So come, let’s go into the camp of the Arameans. If they spare us, we’ll live; and if they kill us, we’ll just die.”
Then Elisha went to Damascus. At the time King Ben-hadad of Aram was sick, and he was told, “The man of God has come all the way here.”
There was a little city with a few people in it and a mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built great siege works against it.
I will send fire into Hazael’s palace. It will devour Ben-hadad’s citadels.
It will besiege you within all your town gates throughout your land, until your high and fortified walls—that you trusted in—come down. It will besiege you within all your gates throughout your land that Adonai your God has given you.