Bible Verses About Ambassadors: Ben-Hadad to Ahab

He sent messengers inside the city to Ach'av king of Isra'el

to say to him, "Here is the message from Ben-Hadad: 'Your silver and gold are mine, also your wives and your best children are mine.'"

The king of Isra'el answered, "Just as you say, my lord, king; I am yours, along with everything I own."

The messengers returned and said, "Here is Ben-Hadad's response: 'I sent you a message to hand over your silver, gold, wives and children to me.

But I am going to send my servants to you tomorrow around this time; they will ransack your house and the houses of your servants; and whatever they see that they like they will seize and remove.'"