Kings III 21:1-8

¹And the son of Hadad gathered all his forces, and went up and besieged Samaria, he and thirty-two kings with him, and all his horse and chariots: and they went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

²And he sent into the city to Ahab king of Israel, and said to him, Thus says the son of Hadad,

³Thy silver and thy gold are mine, and thy wives and thy children are mine.

⁴And the king of Israel answered and said, As thou hast said, my lord, O king, I am thine, and all mine also.

⁵And the messengers came again, and said, Thus says the son of Hadad, I sent to thee, saying, Thou shalt give me thy silver and thy gold, and thy wives and thy children.

⁶For at this time tomorrow I will send my servants to thee, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants, and it shall be that all the desirable objects of their eyes on which they shall lay their hands, they shall even take them.

⁷And the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Take notice now and consider, that this man seeks mischief: for he has sent to me concerning my wives, and concerning my sons, and concerning my daughters: I have not kept back from him my silver and my gold.

⁸And the elders and all the people said to him, Hearken not, and consent not.