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 unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.
1 Kings 20:8 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken thou not, neither consent. More versionsKing 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 all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.
Wherefore he said unto 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.