Bible in Basic English
"Now after this, Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got together all his army and went up to make an attack on Samaria, shutting the town in on all sides with his forces."
— 2 Kings 6:24, Bible in Basic English
“And it came to pass after this, that Ben–hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.”
“And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. ”
“It happened after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.”
“The Lord Saves Samaria Later King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled his entire army and attacked and besieged Samaria.”
“And it came to pass, after these things, that Benadad, king of Syria, gathered together all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.”
And the king of Israel, when he saw them, said to Elisha, My father, am I to put them to the sword?
But he said in answer, You are not to put them to death; have you any right to put to death those whom you have not taken prisoner with your sword and your bow? put bread and water before them, so that they may have food and drink and go to their master.
So he made ready a great feast for them, and when they had had food and drink, he sent them away and they went back to their master. And no more bands of Aramaeans came into the land of Israel.
Now after this, Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got together all his army and went up to make an attack on Samaria, shutting the town in on all sides with his forces.
And they became very short of food in Samaria; for they kept it shut in till the price of an ass's head was eighty shekels of silver, and a small measure of doves' droppings was five shekels of silver.
And when the king of Israel was going by on the wall, a woman came crying out to him, and said, Help! my lord king.
And he said, If the Lord does not give you help, where am I to get help for you? from the grain-floor or the grape-crusher?