By drinking himself drunk, Ben-hadad likely meant to show his utter contempt for his foe. Compare this to the contempt of Belshazzar ([Refer…

And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him…

And they went out at noon
From Samaria, the two hundred and thirty two young men, and the 7000 Israelites, openly, w…

The proud Syrians were beaten, and the despised Israelites were conquerors. The orders of the proud, drunken king disordered his troops, and preven…