1 Reyes 20:1

Ben Adad ataca a Samaria

1 Entonces Ben Adad, rey de Siria, reunió a todo su ejército y, acompañado por treinta y dos reyes con sus caballos y carros de combate, salió a hacerle guerra a Samaria y la sitió.

1 Reyes 20:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 20:1

And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together,
&c.] This was Benhadad the second, the son of that Benhadad, to whom Asa sent to help him against Baasha, ( 1 Kings 15:18 )

and there were thirty and two kings with him;
these were heads of families, so called, and at most governors of cities under Benhadad; petty princes, such as were in the land of Canaan in Joshua's time:

and horses and chariots;
how many is not said:

and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it;
he went up with such an intent, but had not as yet done it in form; what moved him to it cannot be said precisely, whether an ambitious view of enlarging his dominions, or because the king of Israel paid not the tribute his father had imposed upon him, see ( 1 Kings 20:34 ) , however, so it was, through the providence of God, as a scourge to Ahab for his impiety.

1 Reyes 20:1 In-Context

1 Entonces Ben Adad, rey de Siria, reunió a todo su ejército y, acompañado por treinta y dos reyes con sus caballos y carros de combate, salió a hacerle guerra a Samaria y la sitió.

2 Envió a la ciudad mensajeros para que le dijeran a Acab, rey de Israel: «Así dice Ben Adad:

3 “Tu oro y tu plata son míos, lo mismo que tus mujeres y tus hermosos hijos”».

4 El rey de Israel envió esta respuesta: «Tal como dices, mi señor y rey, yo soy tuyo, con todo lo que tengo».

5 Los mensajeros volvieron a Acab y le dijeron: «Así dice Ben Adad: “Mandé a decirte que me entregaras tu oro y tu plata, tus esposas y tus hijos.