Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, 'Fight with neither small nor great, but only with the king of Israel' — The Aramean commander (וּמֶלֶךְ־אֲרַם צִוָּה אֶת־שָׂרֵי־הַרִכֶב שֶׁלּוֹ לֵאמֹר לֹא־תִלָּחֲמוּ אֶת־קָטֹן וְאֶת־גָּדוֹל כִּי אִם־אֶת־מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְבַדּוֹ) had ordered focus on the king of Israel alone. Ahab's elimination was the strategic objective.

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