18 Then (A)Asa took all the silver and the gold that was left in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and the treasuries of the king’s house, and handed it over to his servants. And (B)King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Aram, who lived in (C)Damascus, saying,

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18 Asa then took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple(A) and of his own palace. He entrusted it to his officials and sent(B) them to Ben-Hadad(C) son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus.

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18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

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20 So Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and [a]conquered (A)Ijon, (B)Dan, (C)Abel-beth-maacah, and all (D)Chinneroth, besides all the land of Naphtali.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 15:20 Lit struck

20 Ben-Hadad agreed with King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the towns of Israel. He conquered(A) Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maakah and all Kinnereth in addition to Naphtali.

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20 So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

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The Siege of Samaria—Cannibalism

24 Now it came about after this, that (A)Ben-hadad the king of Aram gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.

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Famine in Besieged Samaria

24 Some time later, Ben-Hadad(A) king of Aram mobilized his entire army and marched up and laid siege(B) to Samaria.

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24 And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

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