1 Kings 20:29-31

New Catholic Bible

²⁹ They camped opposite one another for seven days, and then on the seventh day they joined in battle. The Israelites killed one hundred thousand of the Aramean infantry in one day. ³⁰ The rest of them escaped into the city of Aphek, but a wall collapsed upon twenty-seven thousand of the survivors.

Ben-hadad fled into the city and hid in an inner room. ³¹ His servants said to him, “Behold, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Please let us put sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads and go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare your life.” Read full chapter