1 Kings 20:31-34

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31 ^aThen his servants said to him, “Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are kings of lovingkindness, please let us ^bput sackcloth on our loins and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will preserve your ¹life.” 32 So ^athey girded sackcloth on their loins and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, “^bYour servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’” And he said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” 33 Now the men interpreted this as an omen, and hastily ¹catching his word said, “Your brother Ben-hadad.” Then he said, “Go, bring him.” Then Ben-hadad came out to him, and he ²took him up into the chariot. 34 And Ben-hadad said to him, “^aThe cities which my father took from your father I will return, and you shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria.” Ahab said, “And I will let you go with this covenant.” So he cut a covenant with him and let him go.