⁹ Zimri, one of his officials, who had command of half his chariots, plotted against him. Elah was in Tirzah at the time, getting drunk^(A) in the home of Arza, the palace administrator^(B) at Tirzah.

¹² Ben-Hadad heard this message while he and the kings were drinking^(A) in their tents,^[a] and he ordered his men: “Prepare to attack.” So they prepared to attack the city.