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1 Kings 20:2

AhabBen-hadad

1 Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.

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

3 saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’”

4 And the king of Israel replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,
KJV
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,
WEB
He sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, “Ben Hadad says,
ASV
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,
DARBY
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-Hadad:
BLB
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, to the city,
ÅB
Og han sendte bud inn i byen til Akab, Israels konge,
OTB
Han sendte budbringere inn i byen til Ahab, Israels konge, og sa,
B1930
Og han sendte bud inn i byen til Akab, Israels konge,

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 19:9

    Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “Look, he has set out to fight against you.” So Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

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  • Isaiah 36:2–22

    And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.

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  • Isaiah 37:9–10

    Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “He has set out to fight against you.” On hearing this, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

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