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Friday, September 19th, 2025
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Douay-Rheims Bible
1 Kings 20:3
He said: Thus saith Benadad: Thy silver and thy gold is mine: and thy wives and thy goodliest children are mine.
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Christian Standard Bible®
‘Your silver and your gold are mine! And your best wives and children are mine as well!’”
‘Your silver and your gold are mine! And your best wives and children are mine as well!’”
Hebrew Names Version
Your silver and your gold is mine; your wives also and your children, even the best, are mine.
Your silver and your gold is mine; your wives also and your children, even the best, are mine.
King James Version
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
English Standard Version
‘Your silver and your gold are mine; your best wives and children also are mine.'"
‘Your silver and your gold are mine; your best wives and children also are mine.'"
New Century Version
‘Your silver and gold belong to me, as well as the best of your wives and children.'"
‘Your silver and gold belong to me, as well as the best of your wives and children.'"
New English Translation
He said to him, "This is what Ben Hadad says, ‘Your silver and your gold are mine, as well as the best of your wives and sons.'"
He said to him, "This is what Ben Hadad says, ‘Your silver and your gold are mine, as well as the best of your wives and sons.'"
Amplified Bible
'Your silver and your gold are mine; your wives and your children, even the fairest, also are mine [as conditions of peace].'"
'Your silver and your gold are mine; your wives and your children, even the fairest, also are mine [as conditions of peace].'"
New American Standard Bible
'Your silver and your gold are mine; your most beautiful wives and children are also mine.'"
'Your silver and your gold are mine; your most beautiful wives and children are also mine.'"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And sayd vnto him, Thus sayth Ben-hadad, Thy siluer & thy golde is mine: also thy women, and thy fayre children are mine.
And sayd vnto him, Thus sayth Ben-hadad, Thy siluer & thy golde is mine: also thy women, and thy fayre children are mine.
Legacy Standard Bible
‘Your silver and your gold are mine; your most beautiful wives and children are also mine.'"
‘Your silver and your gold are mine; your most beautiful wives and children are also mine.'"
Contemporary English Version
"Ahab, give me your silver and gold, your wives, and your strongest sons!"
"Ahab, give me your silver and gold, your wives, and your strongest sons!"
Complete Jewish Bible
to say to him, "Here is the message from Ben-Hadad: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, also your wives and your best children are mine.'"
to say to him, "Here is the message from Ben-Hadad: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, also your wives and your best children are mine.'"
Darby Translation
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, the goodliest, are mine.
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, the goodliest, are mine.
Easy-to-Read Version
The message was, "Ben-Hadad says, ‘Your silver and your gold are mine, and so are the best of your wives and children.'"
The message was, "Ben-Hadad says, ‘Your silver and your gold are mine, and so are the best of your wives and children.'"
George Lamsa Translation
Your silver and your gold are mine; and the most attractive of your wives and your children are mine also.
Your silver and your gold are mine; and the most attractive of your wives and your children are mine also.
Good News Translation
you surrender to him your silver and gold, your women and the strongest of your children."
you surrender to him your silver and gold, your women and the strongest of your children."
Lexham English Bible
He said to him, "Thus says Ben-Hadad: ‘Your silver and your gold are mine, and your women and your best sons are mine.'"
He said to him, "Thus says Ben-Hadad: ‘Your silver and your gold are mine, and your women and your best sons are mine.'"
Literal Translation
Your silver and your gold are mine, and your wives and your sons, the best, are mine.
Your silver and your gold are mine, and your wives and your sons, the best, are mine.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thy syluer & thy golde is myne, and thy wyues & thy best children are myne also.
Thy syluer & thy golde is myne, and thy wyues & thy best children are myne also.
American Standard Version
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
Bible in Basic English
And they said to him, Ben-hadad says, Your silver and your gold are mine; and your wives and children are mine.
And they said to him, Ben-hadad says, Your silver and your gold are mine; and your wives and children are mine.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thy siluer & thy gold is myne, & the fayrest of thy wiues & of thy childre be mine.
Thy siluer & thy gold is myne, & the fayrest of thy wiues & of thy childre be mine.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and said unto him: 'Thus saith Ben-hadad: Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.'
and said unto him: 'Thus saith Ben-hadad: Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.'
King James Version (1611)
Thy siluer and thy gold is mine, thy wiues also, and thy children, euen the goodliest, are mine.
Thy siluer and thy gold is mine, thy wiues also, and thy children, euen the goodliest, are mine.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Nabuthai said to Achaab, My God forbid me that I should give thee the inheritance of my fathers.
And Nabuthai said to Achaab, My God forbid me that I should give thee the inheritance of my fathers.
English Revised Version
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
Berean Standard Bible
saying, "This is what Ben-hadad says: 'Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!'"
saying, "This is what Ben-hadad says: 'Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!'"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and seide, Benadab seith these thingis, Thi siluer and thi gold is myn, and thi wyues, and thi beste sones ben myn.
and seide, Benadab seith these thingis, Thi siluer and thi gold is myn, and thi wyues, and thi beste sones ben myn.
Young's Literal Translation
and saith to him, `Thus said Ben-Hadad, `Thy silver and thy gold are mine, and thy wives and thy sons -- the best -- are mine.'
and saith to him, `Thus said Ben-Hadad, `Thy silver and thy gold are mine, and thy wives and thy sons -- the best -- are mine.'
Update Bible Version
Your silver and your gold is mine; your wives also and your sons, even the goodliest, are mine.
Your silver and your gold is mine; your wives also and your sons, even the goodliest, are mine.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thy silver and thy gold [is] mine; thy wives also and thy children, [even] the most comely, [are] mine.
Thy silver and thy gold [is] mine; thy wives also and thy children, [even] the most comely, [are] mine.
World English Bible
Your silver and your gold is mine; your wives also and your children, even the best, are mine.
Your silver and your gold is mine; your wives also and your children, even the best, are mine.
New King James Version
"Your silver and your gold are mine; your loveliest wives and children are mine."'
"Your silver and your gold are mine; your loveliest wives and children are mine."'
New Living Translation
‘Your silver and gold are mine, and so are your wives and the best of your children!'"
‘Your silver and gold are mine, and so are your wives and the best of your children!'"
New Life Bible
'Your silver and gold are mine. Your most beautiful wives and children are mine also.'"
'Your silver and gold are mine. Your most beautiful wives and children are mine also.'"
New Revised Standard
Your silver and gold are mine; your fairest wives and children also are mine."
Your silver and gold are mine; your fairest wives and children also are mine."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thy silver and thy gold, are, mine, and, thy wives and thy sons, the goodliest, are, mine.
Thy silver and thy gold, are, mine, and, thy wives and thy sons, the goodliest, are, mine.
Revised Standard Version
'Your silver and your gold are mine; your fairest wives and children also are mine.'"
'Your silver and your gold are mine; your fairest wives and children also are mine.'"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Your silver and your gold are mine; your most beautiful wives and children are also mine.'"
'Your silver and your gold are mine; your most beautiful wives and children are also mine.'"
Contextual Overview
1 And Benadad, king of Syria, gathered together all his host, and there were two and thirty kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and going up, he fought against Samaria, and besieged it. 2 And sending messengers to Achab, king of Israel, into the city, 3 He said: Thus saith Benadad: Thy silver and thy gold is mine: and thy wives and thy goodliest children are mine. 4 And the king of Israel answered: According to thy word, my lord, O king, I am thine, and all that I have. 5 And the messengers came again, and said: Thus saith Benadad, who sent us unto thee: Thy silver and thy gold, and thy wives and thy children, thou shalt deliver up to me. 6 To morrow, therefore, at this same hour, I will send my servants to thee, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants: and all that pleaseth them, they shall put in their hands, and take away. 7 And the king of Israel called all the ancients of the land, and said: Mark, and see that he layeth snares for us. For he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver and gold: and I said not nay. 8 And all the ancients, and all the people said to him: Hearken not to him, nor consent to him. 9 Wherefore he answered the messengers of Benadad: Tell my lord, the king: All that thou didst send for to me, thy servant at first, I will do: but this thing I cannot do. 10 And the messengers returning brought him word. And he sent again, and said: Such and such things may the gods do to me, and more may they add, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Exodus 15:9, Isaiah 10:13, Isaiah 10:14
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 20:32 - Thy servant
Cross-References
Genesis 20:1
Abraham removed from thence to the south country, and dwelt between Cades and Sur, and sojourned in Gerara.
Abraham removed from thence to the south country, and dwelt between Cades and Sur, and sojourned in Gerara.
Genesis 20:7
Now therefore restore the man his wife, for he is a prophet: and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: but if thou wilt not restore her, know that thou shalt surely die, thou and all that are thine.
Now therefore restore the man his wife, for he is a prophet: and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: but if thou wilt not restore her, know that thou shalt surely die, thou and all that are thine.
Genesis 20:12
Howbeit, otherwise also she is truly my sister, the daughter of my father, and not the daughter of my mother, and I took her to wife.
Howbeit, otherwise also she is truly my sister, the daughter of my father, and not the daughter of my mother, and I took her to wife.
Genesis 20:13
And after God brought me out of my father’s house, I said to her: Thou shalt do me this kindness: In every place, to which we shall come, thou shalt say that I am thy brother.
And after God brought me out of my father’s house, I said to her: Thou shalt do me this kindness: In every place, to which we shall come, thou shalt say that I am thy brother.
Genesis 20:14
And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and servants and handmaids, and gave to Abraham: and restored to him Sara his wife,
And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and servants and handmaids, and gave to Abraham: and restored to him Sara his wife,
Genesis 20:15
And said: The land is before you, dwell wheresoever it shall please thee.
And said: The land is before you, dwell wheresoever it shall please thee.
Genesis 28:12
And he saw in his sleep a ladder standing upon the earth, and the top thereof touching heaven: the angels also of God ascending and descending by it.
And he saw in his sleep a ladder standing upon the earth, and the top thereof touching heaven: the angels also of God ascending and descending by it.
Genesis 31:24
And he saw in a dream God, saying to him: Take heed thou speak not any thing harshly against Jacob.
And he saw in a dream God, saying to him: Take heed thou speak not any thing harshly against Jacob.
Genesis 37:5
Now it fell out also that he told his brethren a dream, that he had dreamed: which occasioned them to hate him the more.
Now it fell out also that he told his brethren a dream, that he had dreamed: which occasioned them to hate him the more.
Genesis 37:9
He dreamed also another dream, which he told his brethren, saying: I saw in a dream, as it were the sun, and the moon, and eleven stars worshipping me.
He dreamed also another dream, which he told his brethren, saying: I saw in a dream, as it were the sun, and the moon, and eleven stars worshipping me.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Thy silver and thy gold is mine,.... Not of right, but reckoning it as good as in his hands, Ahab not being able to resist him:
and thy wives also; for it seems he had more than Jezebel:
and thy children; which were many, for he had no less than seventy sons, 2 Kings 10:1,
even the goodliest are mine: some aggravate this, as if his view was to commit the unnatural sin with his male children, when in his possession.
