1 Kings 20:3
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
1 Kings 20:3 in other translations
| BSB | 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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| WEB | ‘Your silver and your gold are mine. Your wives also and your children, even the best, are mine.’” |
| ASV | Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine. |
| YLT | and saith to him, ‘Thus said Ben-Hadad, ‘Thy silver and thy gold are mine, and thy wives and thy sons--the best--are mine.' |
| DARBY | Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, the goodliest, are mine. |
| BBE | And they said to him, Ben-hadad says, Your silver and your gold are mine; and your wives and children are mine. |
| Webster | Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the most comely, are mine. |
What does 1 Kings 20:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 20:2-12
2-12. Thus said Ben-hadad, Thy silver and thy gold is mine--To this message sent him during the siege, Ahab returned a tame and submissive answer, probably thinking it meant no more than an exaction of tribute. But the demand was repeated with greater insolence; and yet, from the abject character of Ahab, there is reason to believe he would have yielded to this arrogant claim also, had not the voice of his subjects…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 20:1-11
Benhadad sent Ahab a very insolent demand. Ahab sent a very disgraceful submission; sin brings men into such straits, by putting them out of the Divine protection. If God do not rule us, our enemies shall: guilt dispirits men, and makes them cowards. Ahab became desperate. Men will part with their most pleasant things, those they most love, to save their lives; yet they lose their souls rather than part with any…
1 Kings 20:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 20:3
- Exodus 15:9
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
- Isaiah 10:13-14
For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
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Context
- 1 Kings 20:2
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben–hadad,
- 1 Kings 20:3
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
- 1 Kings 20:4
And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.
1 Kings 20:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Así ha dicho Ben-adad: Tu plata y tu oro es mío, y tus mujeres y tus hijos hermosos son míos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et il lui dit: Ainsi dit Ben-Hadad: Ton argent et ton or sont à moi, et tes femmes, et tes fils, les plus beaux, sont à moi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und ließ ihm sagen: So spricht Ben-Hadad: Dein Silber und dein Gold ist mein, und deine Weiber und deine Söhne, die schönsten, sind mein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ait: Hæc dicit Benadad: Argentum tuum, et aurum tuum meum est: et uxores tuæ, et filii tui optimi, mei sunt. |