1 Kings 20:1 meaning and explanation

Now 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.

1 Kings 20:1, Berean Standard Bible

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The verse opens a new episode in the reign of Ahab, king of Israel, whose capital was Samaria. Ben-hadad, king of Aram, the region to the northeast, gathers a vast coalition, thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, and lays siege to the city.

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