They had been under the control of Chedorlaomer for twelve years, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled against him.

In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and his allies came with their armies and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in the plain of Kiriathaim,

Then they told him this story: "We have come from a very distant land, sir, because we have heard of the LORD your God. We have heard about everything that he did in Egypt

Our leaders and all the people that live in our land told us to get some food ready for a trip and to go and meet you. We were told to put ourselves at your service and ask you to make a treaty with us.

When the kings who were subject to Hadadezer realized that they had been defeated by the Israelites, they made peace with them and became their subjects. And the Syrians were afraid to help the Ammonites any more.

King Benhadad of Syria gathered all his troops, and supported by thirty-two other rulers with their horses and chariots, he marched up, laid siege to Samaria, and launched attacks against it.

Benhadad received Ahab's answer as he and his allies, the other rulers, were drinking in their tents. He ordered his men to get ready to attack the city, and so they moved into position.

You give me strength for the battle and victory over my enemies.

Foreigners bow before me; when they hear me, they obey.

He boasts, "Every one of my commanders is a king!

David's fame spread everywhere, and the LORD made every nation afraid of him.

God has shown that there is safety with him inside the fortresses of the city.

But when they saw it, they were amazed; they were afraid and ran away.