1Kings:20:1-12
acv@1Kings:20:1 @ 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.
acv@1Kings:20:2 @ And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-hadad,
acv@1Kings:20:3 @ Thy silver and thy gold is mine, thy wives also and thy sons, even the best, are mine.
acv@1Kings:20:4 @ 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.
acv@1Kings:20:5 @ 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.
acv@1Kings:20:6 @ 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
acv@1Kings:20:7 @ 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
acv@1Kings:20:8 @ And all the elders and all the people said to him, Do thou not hearken, nor consent.
acv@1Kings:20:9 @ 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.
acv@1Kings:20:10 @ 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.
acv@1Kings:20:11 @ 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.
acv@1Kings:20:12 @ 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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