1 Kings 20:32-34

Evangelical Heritage Version

³² So they wrapped sackcloth around their waists and put ropes on their heads, and they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant, Ben Hadad, says, ‘Please spare my life.’”

Ahab said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”^[a]

³³ The men took this as a good omen, so they quickly latched on to what he said and responded, “Ben Hadad is your brother.”

Then Ahab said, “Go get him.” So Ben Hadad came out to him, and Ahab brought him up into his chariot.

³⁴ Ben Hadad said to him, “I will return the cities that my father took from your father, and you may put your own trading centers in Damascus, just as my father put them in Samaria.”

Then Ahab said, “Under these terms, I release you.” So he made a treaty^[b] with Ben Hadad and let him go.