Verse 10

1 Kings 20:10

American Standard Version

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10 And Ben-hadad 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.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֤ח אֵלָי/ו֙ בֶּן הֲדַ֔ד וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר כֹּֽה יַעֲשׂ֥וּ/ן לִ֛/י אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְ/כֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֑פוּ אִם יִשְׂפֹּק֙ עֲפַ֣ר שֹׁמְר֔וֹן לִ/שְׁעָלִ֕ים לְ/כָל הָ/עָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּ/רַגְלָֽ/י

English Translation

And Ben-Hadad sent to me and said, "Thus may the gods do to me, and thus may they add to me, if there remains dust of Samaria for a handful for all the people who are at my feet."

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Chapter 20 Context

1 And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together; and there were thirty and two kings... Focus ↗

2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hada... Focus ↗

3 Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine. Focus ↗

4 And the king of Israel answered and said, It is according to thy saying, my lord, O king; I am thine... Focus ↗

5 And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, I sent indeed unto thee, s... Focus ↗

6 but I will send my servants unto thee to-morrow about this time, and they shall search thy house, an... Focus ↗

7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how t... Focus ↗

8 And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken thou not, neither consent. Focus ↗

9 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send... Focus ↗

10 And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria...

11 And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on [his armor] boast hi... Focus ↗

12 And it came to pass, when [Ben-hadad] heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings, in t... Focus ↗

13 And, behold, a prophet came near unto Ahab king of Israel, and said, Thus saith Jehovah, Hast thou s... Focus ↗

14 And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith Jehovah, By the young men of the princes of the prov... Focus ↗

15 Then he mustered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty... Focus ↗

16 And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kin... Focus ↗

17 And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they t... Focus ↗

18 And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive, or whether they are come out for... Focus ↗

19 So these went out of the city, the young men of the princes of the provinces, and the army which fol... Focus ↗

20 And they slew every one his man; and the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the ki... Focus ↗

21 And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a grea... Focus ↗

22 And the prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark... Focus ↗

23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they... Focus ↗

24 And do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their room; Focus ↗

25 and number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot... Focus ↗

26 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad mustered the Syrians, and went up to A... Focus ↗

27 And the children of Israel were mustered, and were victualled, and went against them: and the childr... Focus ↗

28 And a man of God (Elohim) came near and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith Jehovah,... Focus ↗

29 And they encamped one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the... Focus ↗

30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and the wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand men that... Focus ↗

31 And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are... Focus ↗

32 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and [put] ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Isr... Focus ↗

33 Now the men observed diligently, and hasted to catch whether it were his mind; and they said, Thy br... Focus ↗

34 And [Ben-hadad] said unto him, The cities which my father took from thy father I will restore; and t... Focus ↗

35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his fellow by the word of Jehovah, Smite me,... Focus ↗

36 Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of Jehovah, behold, as soon as thou ar... Focus ↗

37 Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, smiting and wound... Focus ↗

38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband... Focus ↗

39 And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king; and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst... Focus ↗

40 And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So sh... Focus ↗

41 And he hasted, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of israel discerned him that h... Focus ↗

42 And he said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand the man whom I ha... Focus ↗

43 And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria. Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 20 (43 verses)
Version: American Standard Version

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