Study it in the app“Ben-hadad king of Aram gathered all his troops; thirty and two kings were with him, and horses and chariots. He went up and besieged Samaria and fought against it.”
Ben-hadadוּבֶן הֲדַדkingמֶלֶךְof Aramאֲרָםgatheredקָבַץallכָּלhis troops;חֵילוֹthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁיםand twoוּשְׁנַיִםkingsמֶלֶךְwere with him,אִתּוֹand horsesוְסוּסand chariots.וָרָכֶבHe went upוַיַּעַלand besiegedוַיָּצַר עַלSamariaשֹׁמְרוֹןand foughtוַיִּלָּחֶםagainst it.בָּהּ
Ben-hadad
Ben-hadad: a name meaning "son of Hadad" (Hadad was the storm god of the Arameans). It was borne by several kings of Aram who reigned in Damascus, among them the one who made a pact with Asa and the one who fought against Ahab.
Where else “ven” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsAram
Aram, a son of Shem; also the land of the Arameans (Syria) and its people; also other men.
Where else “aram” appearsgather
To bring people to one place, or to come together there.
Where else “kavats” appearsarmy
A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.
Where else “chel” appearsthirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appearstwo
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shenayim” appearshorse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “sus” appearschariot
War chariots.
Where else “rachev” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaal” appearsbesiege
To encircle a city, or shut something in.
Where else “yatsar” appearsSamaria
See it on the mapWhere else “shomron” appearsfight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “yilachem” appearsSamaria
Today: northern West Bank (Sebastia, Samaria hills)
A city and region in central Israel, between Judea and Galilee.
Omri founded the city as capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:24); the Assyrians conquered it (2 Kgs 17:6). Jesus passed through the region, and Philip preached there (John 4:4; Acts 8:5).
1 · This verse (above)
2He sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city,
