Then the king of Israel called for all the elders of the land and said, ‘Recognise that this one is only looking for trouble, for he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, and I didn’t turn him down.’
1 Kings 20:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised All the elders and all the people said to him, ‘Don’t listen or agree.’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And all the elders and all the people said to him, Do not heed him or consent. American Standard Version (1901) And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken thou not, neither consent. Common English Bible All of the elders and the people said to him, “Don’t obey and don’t give in!” Catholic Public Domain Version And all those greater by birth, with all the people, said to him, "You should neither listen, nor acquiesce to him." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And all the ancients, and all the people said to him: Hearken not to him, nor consent to him. |
Then the king of Israel called for all the elders of the land and said, ‘Recognise that this one is only looking for trouble, for he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, and I didn’t turn him down.’
So he said to Ben-hadad’s messengers, ‘Say to my lord the king, “Everything you demanded of your servant the first time, I will do, but this thing I cannot do.” ’ So the messengers left and took word back to him.