Don’t trust everyone who calls himself a “brother.”
Ben-Hadad was not a brother to Ahab. He was an enemy of Israel who pretended to be part of the family to save his life. Ahab was just stupid enough to believe him. Eight years later Ahab lost his life in a battle against “brother Ben-Hadad.”
That’s how the king of Israel was repaid for showing mercy to a so-called “brother.”
