Verse 8

1 Kings 20:8

King James Version

8 And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלָ֛י/ו כָּל הַ/זְּקֵנִ֖ים וְ/כָל הָ/עָ֑ם אַל תִּשְׁמַ֖ע וְ/ל֥וֹא תֹאבֶֽה
English Translation
And all the elders and all the people said to me, "Do not listen and do not consent."
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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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-hadad... 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, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and... Focus ↗
5 And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, Although I have sent unto... Focus ↗
6 Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house,... 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 not unto him, nor consent.
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... Focus ↗
11 And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast hi... Focus ↗
12 And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the... Focus ↗
13 And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou s... Focus ↗
14 And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of t... Focus ↗
15 Then he numbered 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 be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for wa... Focus ↗
19 So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed... 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 to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and... Focus ↗
23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore the... Focus ↗
24 And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms: 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 numbered the Syrians, and went up to A... Focus ↗
27 And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the child... Focus ↗
28 And there came a man of God (Elohim), and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LO... Focus ↗
29 And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the b... Focus ↗
30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of t... 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 Israe... Focus ↗
33 Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it:... 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 neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite... Focus ↗
36 Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou a... Focus ↗
37 Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smitin... Focus ↗
38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon h... 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 ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he w... Focus ↗
42 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I app... Focus ↗
43 And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria. Focus ↗