The Importance of Submitting to Be Vassal King

King Ahab sent messengers to Ben-Hadad asking for silver and gold, wives and children. When they returned with a second message, he demanded their houses be searched as well. "I think what Ahab might be thinking here is, if I submit to the people in my court, my servants to having their houses searched and their stuff taken, I'm going to have a coup of my hands," author says.