Cross References And he said to him: The cities which my father took from thy father, I will restore: and do thou make thee streets in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria and having made a league, I will depart from thee. So he made a league with him, and let him go. 1 Samuel 11:1 And it came to pass about a month after this, that Naas, the Ammonite, came up, and began to fight against Jabes Galaad. And all the men of Jabes said to Naas: Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. 1 Kings 15:20 Benadad, hearkening to king Asa, sent the captains of his army against the cities of Israel, and they smote Ahion, and Dan, and Abeldomum Maacha, and all Cenneroth; that is all the land of Nephthali. 1 Kings 20:33 The men took this for good luck: and in haste caught the word out of his mouth, and said: Thy brother Benadad. And he said to them: Go, and bring him to me. Then Benadad came out to him, and he lifted him up into his chariot. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he said to him: The cities which my father took from thy father, I will restore: and do thou make thee streets in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria and having made a league, I will depart from thee. So he made a league with him, and let him go. 1 Kings 13:21-24,26 And he cried out to the man of God who came out of Juda, saying: Thus saith the Lord: Because thou hast not been obedient to the Lord, and hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God commanded thee, . . . 1 Samuel 15:22,23 And Samuel said: Doth the Lord desire holocausts and victims, and not rather that the voice of the Lord should be obeyed? For obedience is better than sacrifices: and to hearken rather than to offer the fat or rams. . . . Context Ahab Spares Ben-hadad…33The men took this for good luck: and in haste caught the word out of his mouth, and said: Thy brother Benadad. And he said to them: Go, and bring him to me. Then Benadad came out to him, and he lifted him up into his chariot. 34And he said to him: The cities which my father took from thy father, I will restore: and do thou make thee streets in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria and having made a league, I will depart from thee. So he made a league with him, and let him go. Lexicon Ben-hadad saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to him, אֵלָ֡יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to “I will restore אָשִׁ֗יב (’ā·šîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again the cities הֶעָרִ֣ים (he·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement my father אָבִי֩ (’ā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1: Father took לָֽקַח־ (lā·qaḥ-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take from מֵאֵ֨ת (mê·’êṯ) Preposition-m | Direct object marker Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case your father; אָבִ֜יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1: Father you may set up תָּשִׂ֨ים (tā·śîm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set your own לְךָ֤ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew marketplaces וְ֠חוּצוֹת (wə·ḥū·ṣō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors in Damascus, בְדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ (ḇə·ḏam·me·śeq) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1834: Damascus -- a city in Aram (Syria) as כַּאֲשֶׁר־ (ka·’ă·šer-) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that my father אָבִי֙ (’ā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1: Father [did] שָׂ֤ם (śām) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set in Samaria.” בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן (bə·šō·mə·rō·wn) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8111: Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel “By this covenant בַּבְּרִ֣ית (bab·bə·rîṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1285: A covenant I וַאֲנִ֖י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 589: I release you,” [Ahab replied]. אֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ (’ă·šal·lə·ḥe·kā) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out So he made וַיִּכְרָת־ (way·yiḵ·rāṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant a treaty בְרִ֖ית (ḇə·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1285: A covenant with him ל֥וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew and sent him away. וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ (way·šal·lə·ḥê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out Additional Translations Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this covenant I release you,” Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.And Ben-hadad said to him, The cities, which my father took from your father, I will restore; and you shall make streets for you in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send you away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away. And Ben-hadad'said unto him, The cities which my father took from thy father I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. And I,'said Ahab , will let thee go with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and let him go. And the messengers came again, and said, Thus says the son of Ader, I sent to thee, saying, Thou shalt give me thy silver and thy gold, and thy wives and thy children. And [Ben-Hadad] said to him, The cities that my father took from thy father I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thyself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. And I [said Ahab] will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away. And Ben-hadad said unto him, The cities which my father took from thy father I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. And I, said Ahab, will let thee go with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and let him go. And Ben-hadad said to him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away. Ben Hadad said to him, "The cities which my father took from your father I will restore. You shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria." "I," said Ahab, "will let you go with this covenant." So he made a covenant with him, and let him go. And he saith unto him, 'The cities that my father took from thy father, I give back, and streets thou dost make for thee in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria;' -- 'and I, with a covenant, send thee away;' and he maketh with him a covenant, and sendeth him away. 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