1Kings:20:1-12

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ylt @1Kings:20:1 @And Ben-Hadad king of Aram hath gathered all his force , and thirty and two kings [are ] with him , and horse and chariot , and he goeth up and layeth siege against Samaria , and fighteth with it , ylt @1Kings:20:2 @and sendeth messengers unto Ahab king of Israel , to the city , ylt @1Kings:20:3 @and saith to him , 'Thus said Ben-Hadad , 'Thy silver and thy gold are mine , and thy wives and thy sons -- the best -- are mine .' ylt @1Kings:20:4 @And the king of Israel answereth and saith , 'According to thy word , my lord , O king : I [am ] thine , and all that I have .' ylt @1Kings:20:5 @And the messengers turn back and say , 'Thus spake Ben-Hadad , saying , Surely I sent unto thee , saying , Thy silver , and thy gold , and thy wives , and thy sons , to me thou dost give ; ylt @1Kings:20:6 @for if , at this time to-morrow , I send my servants unto thee then they have searched thy house , and the houses of thy servants , and it hath been , every desirable thing of thine eyes they place in their hand , and have taken away .' ylt @1Kings:20:7 @And the king of Israel calleth to all the elders of the land , and saith , 'Know , I pray you , and see that evil this [one ] is seeking , for he sent unto me for my wives , and for my sons , and for my silver , and for my gold , and I withheld not from him .' ylt @1Kings:20:8 @And all the elders and all the people say unto him , 'Do not hearken , nor consent .' ylt @1Kings:20:9 @And he saith to the messengers of Ben-Hadad , 'Say to my lord the king , All that thou didst send for unto thy servant at the first I do , and this thing I am not able to do ;' and the messengers go and take him back word . ylt @1Kings:20:10 @And Ben-Hadad sendeth unto him , and saith , 'Thus do the gods to me , and thus do they add , if the dust of Samaria suffice for handfuls for all the people who [are ] at my feet .' ylt @1Kings:20:11 @And the king of Israel answereth and saith , 'Speak ye : let not him who is girding on boast himself as him who is loosing [his armour ].' ylt @1Kings:20:12 @And it cometh to pass at the hearing of this word -- and he is drinking , he and the kings , in the booths -- that he saith unto his servants , 'Set yourselves ;' and they set themselves against the city .

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