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Updated Bible Version

1 Kings 20:4

And the king of Israel answered and said, It is according to your saying, my lord, O king; I am yours, and all that I have.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ambassadors;   Flattery;   Thompson Chain Reference - Benhadad;   Courage-Fear;   Liberty-Bondage;   Servility;   Subjection;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Samaria, Ancient;   Syria;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ben-Hadad;   Samaria;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ben-hadad;   Samaria, samaritans;   Syria;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Samaria;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ben-Hadad;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ben-Hadad;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Benhadad ;   Samaria ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Samaria;   Smith Bible Dictionary - A'hab;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Samaria, City of;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Benhadad;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - War;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the king of Israel answered, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”
Hebrew Names Version
The king of Yisra'el answered, It is according to your saying, my lord, O king; I am yours, and all that I have.
King James Version
And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.
English Standard Version
And the king of Israel answered, "As you say, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have."
New Century Version
Ahab king of Israel answered, "My master and king, I agree to what you say. I and everything I have belong to you."
New English Translation
The king of Israel replied, "It is just as you say, my master, O king. I and all I own belong to you."
Amplified Bible
The king of Israel [conceded his defeat and] answered, "By your word, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have."
New American Standard Bible
And the king of Israel replied, "As you say, my lord, O king; I am yours, as well as all that I have."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the King of Israel answered, and sayd, My lord King, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I haue.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the king of Israel answered and said, "It is according to your word, my lord, O king; I am yours, and all that I have."
Contemporary English Version
"Your Majesty," Ahab replied, "everything I have is yours, including me."
Complete Jewish Bible
The king of Isra'el answered, "Just as you say, my lord, king; I am yours, along with everything I own."
Darby Translation
And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.
Easy-to-Read Version
The king of Israel answered, "Yes, my lord and king, I am yours now, and everything I have belongs to you."
George Lamsa Translation
And the king of Israel answered and said, According to your word, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have.
Good News Translation
"Tell my lord, King Benhadad, that I agree; he can have me and everything I own," Ahab answered.
Lexham English Bible
Then the king of Israel answered and said, "As your word, my master the king; I am yours, and all that is mine is yours."
Literal Translation
And the king of Israel answered and said, According to your word, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The kynge of Israel answered, & sayde: My lorde O kynge, euen as thou hast sayde, I am thine, and all that I haue.
American Standard Version
And the king of Israel answered and said, It is according to thy saying, my lord, O king; I am thine, and all that I have.
Bible in Basic English
And the king of Israel sent him an answer saying, As you say, my lord king, I am yours with all I have.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king of Israel aunswered and said: My lord king, according to thy saying, I am thyne and all that I haue.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king of Israel answered and said: 'It is according to thy saying, my lord, O king: I am thine, and all that I have.'
King James Version (1611)
And the king of Israel answered, and said, My lord O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I haue.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the spirit of Achaab was troubled, and he lay down upon his bed, and covered his face, and ate no bread.
English Revised Version
And the king of Israel answered and said, It is according to thy saying, my lord, O king; I am thine, and all that I have.
Berean Standard Bible
And the king of Israel replied, "Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the kyng of Israel answeride, Bi thi word, my lord the kyng, Y am thin, and alle my thingis `ben thine.
Young's Literal Translation
And the king of Israel answereth and saith, `According to thy word, my lord, O king: I [am] thine, and all that I have.'
Webster's Bible Translation
And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I [am] thine, and all that I have.
World English Bible
The king of Israel answered, It is according to your saying, my lord, O king; I am yours, and all that I have.
New King James Version
And the king of Israel answered and said, "My lord, O king, just as you say, I and all that I have are yours."
New Living Translation
"All right, my lord the king," Israel's king replied. "All that I have is yours!"
New Life Bible
The king of Israel answered, "It is as you say, my lord, O king. I am yours, and all that I have."
New Revised Standard
The king of Israel answered, "As you say, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then responded the king of Israel, and said, According to thy word, my lord O king! thine, am I, and all that I have.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king of Israel answered: According to thy word, my lord, O king, I am thine, and all that I have.
Revised Standard Version
And the king of Israel answered, "As you say, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have."
THE MESSAGE
The king of Israel accepted the terms: "As you say, distinguished lord; I and everything I have is yours."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The king of Israel replied, "It is according to your word, my lord, O king; I am yours, and all that I have."

Contextual Overview

1 And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together; and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it. 2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-hadad, 3 Your silver and your gold is mine; your wives also and your sons, even the goodliest, are mine. 4 And the king of Israel answered and said, It is according to your saying, my lord, O king; I am yours, and all that I have. 5 And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaks Ben-hadad, saying, I indeed sent to you, saying, You shall deliver to me your silver, and your gold, and your wives, and your sons; 6 but I will send my slaves to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house, and the houses of your slaves; and it shall be, that whatever is pleasant in your eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away. 7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Consider, I pray you, and see how this man seeks mischief: for he sent to me for my wives, and for my sons, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I didn't deny him. 8 And all the elders and all the people said to him, Don't listen, neither consent. 9 Therefore he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that you sent for to your slave at the first I will do; but this thing I will not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again. 10 And Ben-hadad sent to him, and said, The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I am thine: Leviticus 26:36, Deuteronomy 28:48, Judges 15:11-13, 1 Samuel 13:6, 1 Samuel 13:7, 2 Kings 18:14-16

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 2:38 - The saying 1 Kings 20:7 - denied him not 2 Kings 10:5 - We are thy servants 2 Kings 16:7 - I am thy servant 1 Corinthians 6:19 - and ye

Cross-References

Genesis 19:24
Then Yahweh rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Yahweh out of heaven;
Genesis 20:6
And God said to him in the dream, Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn't allow you to touch her.
Genesis 20:17
And Abraham prayed to God. And God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female slaves. And they gave birth.
Genesis 20:18
For Yahweh had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
2 Samuel 4:11
How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house on his bed, shall I not now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
1 Chronicles 21:17
And David said to God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? it is I that have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? let your hand, I pray you, O Yahweh my God, be against me, and against my father's house; but not against your people, that they should be plagued.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the king of Israel answered and said, my lord, O king,.... So he said to Benhadad's messengers, representing him, as acknowledging his sovereignty over him:

according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have: which he understood of holding all that he had of him, by giving him homage, and paying him tribute; not that he was to deliver all his substance, and especially his wives and children, into his hands.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 20:4. I am thine, and all that I have. — He probably hoped by this humiliation to soften this barbarous king, and perhaps to get better conditions.


 
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