He sent messengers to Ach'av king of Yisra'el, into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-Hadad,
1 Kings 20:3 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Your silver and your gold is mine; your wives also and your children, even the best, are mine. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Your silver and your gold are mine; your wives and your children, even the fairest, also are mine. American Standard Version (1901) Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine. Common English Bible The message said, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and your gold are mine. Your good-looking wives and children are mine.’” Catholic Public Domain Version he said: "Thus says Benhadad: Your silver and your gold is mine. And your wives and your best sons are mine." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He said: Thus saith Benadad: Thy silver, and thy gold is mine: and thy wives, and thy goodliest children are mine. |
He sent messengers to Ach'av king of Yisra'el, into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-Hadad,
So they girded sackcloth on their bodies, and [put] ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Yisra'el, and said, Your servant Ben-Hadad says, please let me live. He said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
The king of Yisra'el answered, It is according to your saying, my lord, O king; I am yours, and all that I have.
The enemy said, 'I will pursue. I will overtake. I will divide the spoil. My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.'