Instead of striking Ben - hadad down, Ahab concluded a covenant with him by which streets in the Syrian capital, Damascus, would be assigned to Ahab, evidently for the establishment of bazaars, or markets.
عوضا عن قتل بنهدد ،‏ قطع أخآب معه عهدا ،‏ وبموجبه جعل لنفسه شوارع في العاصمة الأرامية دمشق .‏