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Webster's Bible Translation
1 Kings 20:2
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said to him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,
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Christian Standard Bible®
He sent messengers into the city to King Ahab of Israel and said to him, “This is what Ben-hadad says:
He sent messengers into the city to King Ahab of Israel and said to him, “This is what Ben-hadad says:
Hebrew Names Version
He sent messengers to Ach'av king of Yisra'el, into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-Hadad,
He sent messengers to Ach'av king of Yisra'el, into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-Hadad,
King James Version
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,
English Standard Version
And he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, "Thus says Ben-hadad:
And he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, "Thus says Ben-hadad:
New Century Version
The king sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel. This was his message: "Ben-Hadad says,
The king sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel. This was his message: "Ben-Hadad says,
New English Translation
He sent messengers to King Ahab of Israel, who was in the city.
He sent messengers to King Ahab of Israel, who was in the city.
Amplified Bible
Then he sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel; and he said to him, "Thus says Ben-hadad:
Then he sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel; and he said to him, "Thus says Ben-hadad:
New American Standard Bible
Then he sent messengers to the city to Ahab, king of Israel, and said to him, "This is what Ben-hadad says:
Then he sent messengers to the city to Ahab, king of Israel, and said to him, "This is what Ben-hadad says:
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he sent messengers to Ahab King of Israel, into the citie,
And he sent messengers to Ahab King of Israel, into the citie,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, "Thus says Ben-hadad,
Then he sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, "Thus says Ben-hadad,
Contemporary English Version
Benhadad sent a messenger to tell King Ahab of Israel,
Benhadad sent a messenger to tell King Ahab of Israel,
Complete Jewish Bible
He sent messengers inside the city to Ach'av king of Isra'el
He sent messengers inside the city to Ach'av king of Isra'el
Darby Translation
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-Hadad:
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-Hadad:
Easy-to-Read Version
The king sent messengers to King Ahab of Israel who was inside the city.
The king sent messengers to King Ahab of Israel who was inside the city.
George Lamsa Translation
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, and said to him, Thus says Bar-hadad,
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, and said to him, Thus says Bar-hadad,
Good News Translation
He sent messengers into the city to King Ahab of Israel to say, "King Benhadad demands that
He sent messengers into the city to King Ahab of Israel to say, "King Benhadad demands that
Lexham English Bible
He sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel.
He sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel.
Literal Translation
And he sent messengers to Ahab the king of Israel, to the city, and said to him, So says Ben-hadad,
And he sent messengers to Ahab the king of Israel, to the city, and said to him, So says Ben-hadad,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sent messaungers vnto Achab ye kynge of Israel in to ye cite, & caused to saye vnto him: Thus sayeth Benadab:
And he sent messaungers vnto Achab ye kynge of Israel in to ye cite, & caused to saye vnto him: Thus sayeth Benadab:
American Standard Version
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,
Bible in Basic English
And he sent representatives into the town to Ahab, king of Israel;
And he sent representatives into the town to Ahab, king of Israel;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the citie, and sayde vnto him, thus saith Benhadad.
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the citie, and sayde vnto him, thus saith Benhadad.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city,
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city,
King James Version (1611)
And hee sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and saide vnto him, Thus saith Benhadad,
And hee sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and saide vnto him, Thus saith Benhadad,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Achaab spoke to Nabuthai, saying, Give me thy vineyard, and I will have it for a garden of herbs, for it is near my house: and I will give thee another vineyard better than it; or if it please thee, I will give thee money, the price of this thy vineyard, and I will have it for a garden of herbs.
And Achaab spoke to Nabuthai, saying, Give me thy vineyard, and I will have it for a garden of herbs, for it is near my house: and I will give thee another vineyard better than it; or if it please thee, I will give thee money, the price of this thy vineyard, and I will have it for a garden of herbs.
English Revised Version
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben–hadad,
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben–hadad,
Berean Standard Bible
Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,
Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he sente messangeris to Achab, kyng of Israel, in to the citee,
And he sente messangeris to Achab, kyng of Israel, in to the citee,
Young's Literal Translation
and sendeth messengers unto Ahab king of Israel, to the city,
and sendeth messengers unto Ahab king of Israel, to the city,
Update Bible Version
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-hadad,
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-hadad,
World English Bible
He sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-hadad,
He sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-hadad,
New King James Version
Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, and said to him, "Thus says Ben-Hadad:
Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, and said to him, "Thus says Ben-Hadad:
New Living Translation
Ben-hadad sent messengers into the city to relay this message to King Ahab of Israel: "This is what Ben-hadad says:
Ben-hadad sent messengers into the city to relay this message to King Ahab of Israel: "This is what Ben-hadad says:
New Life Bible
Then he sent men with news to the city of Ahab king of Israel, saying, "This is what Ben-hadad says.
Then he sent men with news to the city of Ahab king of Israel, saying, "This is what Ben-hadad says.
New Revised Standard
Then he sent messengers into the city to King Ahab of Israel, and said to him: "Thus says Ben-hadad:
Then he sent messengers into the city to King Ahab of Israel, and said to him: "Thus says Ben-hadad:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he sent messengers unto Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, - Thus, saith Ben-hadad,
And he sent messengers unto Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, - Thus, saith Ben-hadad,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And sending messengers to Achab, king of Israel, into the city,
And sending messengers to Achab, king of Israel, into the city,
Revised Standard Version
And he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, and said to him, "Thus says Ben-ha'dad:
And he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, and said to him, "Thus says Ben-ha'dad:
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, "Thus says Ben-hadad,
Then he sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, "Thus says Ben-hadad,
Contextual Overview
1 And Ben-hadad the king of Syria collected all his army: and [there were] thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. 2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said to him, Thus saith Ben-hadad, 3 Thy silver and thy gold [is] mine; thy wives also and thy children, [even] the most comely, [are] mine. 4 And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I [am] thine, and all that I have. 5 And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, Although I have sent to thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver to me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children; 6 Yet I will send my servants to thee to-morrow about this time, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, [that] whatever is pleasant in thy eyes, they shall take [it] in their hand, and carry [it] away. 7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this [man] seeketh mischief: for he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold, and I denied him not. 8 And all the elders and all the people said to him, Hearken not [to him], nor consent. 9 Wherefore he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first, I will do: but this thing I may 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
2 Kings 19:9, Isaiah 36:2-22, Isaiah 37:9, Isaiah 37:10
Cross-References
Genesis 12:15
The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
Genesis 20:11
And Abraham said, Because I thought, surely the fear of God [is] not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
And Abraham said, Because I thought, surely the fear of God [is] not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
Genesis 20:12
And yet indeed [she is] my sister: she [is] the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
And yet indeed [she is] my sister: she [is] the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
Genesis 20:13
And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, This [is] thy kindness which thou shalt show to me; At every place whither we shall come, say of me, He [is] my brother.
And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, This [is] thy kindness which thou shalt show to me; At every place whither we shall come, say of me, He [is] my brother.
Genesis 26:1
And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines to Gerar.
And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines to Gerar.
Genesis 26:7
And the men of the place asked [him] of his wife; and he said, She [is] my sister: for he feared to say, [She is] my wife; lest, [said he], the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she [was] fair to look upon.
And the men of the place asked [him] of his wife; and he said, She [is] my sister: for he feared to say, [She is] my wife; lest, [said he], the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she [was] fair to look upon.
Genesis 26:16
And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go from us: for thou art much mightier than we.
And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go from us: for thou art much mightier than we.
2 Chronicles 19:2
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldst thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore [is] wrath upon thee from before the LORD.
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldst thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore [is] wrath upon thee from before the LORD.
2 Chronicles 20:37
Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
2 Chronicles 32:31
But, in [the business of] the embassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was [done] in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all [that was] in his heart.
But, in [the business of] the embassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was [done] in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all [that was] in his heart.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city,.... Who there remained, and attempted not to go forth and meet him, and stop his progress, though he must have passed great part of his dominions to come to Samaria:
and said unto him, thus saith Benhadad; by them, his messengers, as follows.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
It may be supposed that a considerable time had passed in the siege, that the city had been reduced to an extremity, and that ambassadors had been sent by Ahab to ask terms of peace short of absolute surrender, before Ben-hadad would make such a demand. He would expect and intend his demand to be rejected, and this would have left him free to plunder the town, which was evidently what he desired and purposed.
