Ben-hadad spared

31And his servants said to him, “Look, please, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Please let us put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads, and let us go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will let you live.”

32So they tied sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads, and they came to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’” And he said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

33The men were watching for an omen, and they quickly seized on it from him and said, “Ben-hadad is your brother.” And he said, “Come, take him.” Then Ben-hadad came out to him, and he had him come up into the chariot.

34Then he said to him, “The cities that my father took from your father I will restore, and you may establish streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father established them in Samaria.” And I, in the treaty, will let you go.” So he made a treaty with him and let him go.