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1 Kings 20:2

AhabBen-hadad

1 And Ben-hadad 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.

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

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.

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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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  • 2 Kings 19:9

    And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,

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  • Isaiah 36:2–22

    And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field.

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  • Isaiah 37:9–10

    And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

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