Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Kings 20:3
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saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’”
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Thy silver and thy gold [is] mine; thy wives also and thy children, [even] the goodliest, [are] mine.
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‘Your silver and your gold are mine. Your wives also and your children, even the best, are mine.’”
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
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1 Kings 20
1 Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.
2 Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,
3 saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’”
4 And the king of Israel replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”
5 The messengers came back and said, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘I have sent to you to demand your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children.
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