1Kings:20:1-12
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And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together .
And there were thirty-two kings with him ,
and horses and chariots .
And he went up and besieged Samaria ,
and fought against it .
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And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel ,
into the city ,
and said to him ,
Thus says Ben-hadad ,
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Thy silver and thy gold is mine ,
thy wives also and thy sons ,
even the best ,
are mine .
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And the king of Israel answered and said ,
It is according to thy saying ,
my lord ,
O king ,
I am thine ,
and all that I have .
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And the messengers came again ,
and said ,
Thus speaks Ben-hadad ,
saying ,
I indeed sent to thee ,
saying ,
Thou shall deliver to me thy silver ,
and thy gold ,
and thy wives ,
and thy sons .
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But I will send my servants to thee tomorrow about this time ,
and they shall search thy house ,
and the houses of thy servants .
And it shall be ,
that whatever is pleasant in thine eyes ,
they shall put it in their hand ,
and take it a
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Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land ,
and said ,
Mark ,
I pray you ,
and see how this man seeks mischief ,
for he sent to me for my wives ,
and for my sons ,
and for my silver ,
and for my gold ,
and I did not deny him
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And all the elders and all the people said to him ,
Do thou not hearken ,
nor consent .
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Therefore he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad ,
Tell my lord the king ,
All that thou sent for to thy servant at the first I will do ,
but this thing I may not do .
And the messengers departed ,
and brought him word again .
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And Ben-hadad sent to him ,
and said ,
The gods do so to me ,
and more also ,
if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me .
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And the king of Israel answered and said ,
Tell him ,
Let not him who girds on [
his armor ]
boast himself as he who puts it off .
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And it came to pass ,
when [
Ben-hadad ]
heard this message as he was drinking ,
he and the kings ,
in the pavilions ,
that he said to his servants ,
Set [
yourselves in array ].
And they set [
themselves in array ]
against the city .
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