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1 Kings 20:2

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And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,

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KJV King James Version

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,

WEB World English Bible

He sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, “Thus says Ben Hadad,

ASV American Standard Version

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

and sendeth messengers unto Ahab king of Israel, to the city,

Surrounding context — 1 Kings 20

1 And Benhadad 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 warred against it.

2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,

3 Thy silver and thy gold [is] mine; thy wives also and thy children, [even] the goodliest, [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 Benhadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;

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