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Ahab defeats Ben-hadad but spares him

Though Ben-hadad of Aram gathered a vast coalition against Samaria, the LORD twice gave Israel victory so Ahab would know that He is the LORD. Ahab then made a treaty with the king whom God had appointed for destruction and received a prophet's rebuke (1 Kings 20:13, 28, 34-43).

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📖 1 Kings 20:1–3

1Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it. 2Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, 3saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’”

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Sources: Scripture — 1 Kings 20:1-43
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