And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.

And Benhadad 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. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.

But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.

And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,

Thus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.