A Syrian Attack Is Thwarted

Once, when the king of syria was warring against israel, he took counsel with his servants. The man of god sent word to the king of israel, beware that you do not pass this place, for the syrians are going down there. Ben hadad mustered his entire army and went up and besieged samaria. A donkey's head was sold for 80 shekels of silver as they besieged it. But a woman said to him, give your son on morrow so we may eat him next day. When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore off her clothes and threw them upon the wall. And behold, he had hidden his body beneath