1 Kings 20:34

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[Ben Hadad] said to him, The cities which my father took from your father I will restore; and you shall make streets for you in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. I, [said Ahab], will let you go with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and let him go.

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The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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Damascus was the chief city of Aram (Syria), Israel’s northern neighbor, while Samaria was the capital of Ahab’s northern kingdom of Israel. In this treaty, Ben-hadad offers to restore cities taken by Syria and grant Ahab trading privileges in Damascus after Israel’s victory.

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1 Kings 20:34 mentions Damascus, Samaria and Syria.

Photo of Syria — Syria · Dr. Avishai Teicher