² Then he sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel; and he said to him, “Thus says Ben-hadad: ³ ‘Your silver and your gold are mine; your wives and your children, even the fairest, also are mine [as conditions of peace].’” ⁴ The king of Israel [conceded his defeat and] answered, “By your word, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have.”