1Kings:20:1-12
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And Benhadad 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 .
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And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city ,
and said unto him ,
Thus says Benhadad ,
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Your silver and your gold is mine ;
your wives also and your children ,
even the best ,
are mine .
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And the king of Israel answered and said ,
My lord ,
O king ,
according to your saying ,
I am yours ,
and all that I have .
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And the messengers came again ,
and said ,
Thus speaks Benhadad ,
saying ,
Although I have sent unto you ,
saying ,
You shall deliver me your silver ,
and your gold ,
and your wives ,
and your children ;
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Yet I will send my servants unto you tomorrow about this time ,
and they shall search yours house ,
and the houses of your servants ;
and it shall be ,
that whatsoever is pleasant in yours eyes ,
they shall put it in their hand ,
and take it away .
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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 unto me for my wives ,
and for my children ,
and for my silver ,
and for my gold ;
and I denied him not .
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And all the elders and all the people said unto him ,
Hearken not unto him ,
nor consent .
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Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad ,
Tell my lord the king ,
All that you did send in order to your 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 Benhadad sent unto him ,
and said ,
The gods do so unto 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 that girds on his harness boast himself as he that 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 unto his servants ,
Set yourselves in array .
And they set themselves in array against the city .
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