1 Kings 20:30-32

New American Standard Bible

³⁰ But the rest fled to ^(A)Aphek into the city, and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men who were left. And Ben-hadad fled and came into the city, going from one ^(B)inner room to another.

³¹ But ^(C)his servants said to him, “Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Please let’s ^(D)put sackcloth ^[a]around our waists and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will let ^[b]you live.” ³² So ^(E)they put sackcloth ^[c]around their waists and ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, “^(F)Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please let ^[d]me live.’” And Ahab said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”