1 Kings 20 · Verse 6

1 Kings 20:6

Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.
1 Kings 20:6, King James Version

1 Kings 20:6 in other translations

BSBBut about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace and the houses of your servants. They will seize and carry away all that is precious to you.’”
WEBbut I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they will search your house and the houses of your servants. Whatever is pleasant in your eyes, they will put it in their hand, and take it away.”’”
ASVbut I will send my servants unto thee to-morrow about this time, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.
YLTfor if, at this time to-morrow, I send my servants unto thee then they have searched thy house, and the houses of thy servants, and it hath been, every desirable thing of thine eyes they place in their hand, and have taken away.'
DARBYbut to-morrow about this time I will send my servants to thee, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thy sight, they shall put in their hand and take away.
BBEBut I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, to make a search through your house and the houses of your people, and everything which is pleasing in your eyes they will take away in their hands.
WebsterYet I will send my servants to thee to-morrow about this time, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatever is pleasant in thy eyes, they shall take it in their hand, and carry it away.

What does 1 Kings 20:6 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes - It is not easy to discern in what this second requisition differed from the first; for surely his silver, gold, wives, and children, were among his most pleasant or desirable things. Jarchi supposes that it was the book of the law of the Lord which Ben-hadad meant, and of which he intended to deprive Israel. It is however evident that Ben-hadad meant to sack the whole city, and after having taken the royal treasures and the wives and children of the king, to deliver up the whole to be pillaged by his soldiers.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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1 Kings 20:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֣י\׀kithatH3588
אִם\־'im-exceptH518
כָּעֵ֣תka.'Etabout <the> this timeH6256
מָחָ֗רma.ChartomorrowH4279
אֶשְׁלַ֤ח'esh.LachI will sendH7971
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֲבָדַי֙'a.va.Daiservants myH5650
אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413
וְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ve.chi.pe.Suand they will searchH2664
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בֵּ֣יתְךָ֔bei.te.khahouse yourH1004
וְאֵ֖תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בָּתֵּ֣יba.Tei[the] houses ofH1004
עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaservants yourH5650
וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
מַחְמַ֣דmach.Mad<the> desirable thing ofH4261
עֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaeyes yourH5869
יָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muthey will putH7760
בְיָדָ֖םve.ya.Damin hand theirH3027
וְלָקָֽחוּ\׃ve.la.Ka.chuand they will take [it]H3947

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Cross references for 1 Kings 20:6

  • 2 Samuel 24:14

    And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the Lord; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.

  • Hosea 13:15

    Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

  • Isaiah 44:9

    They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.

  • 1 Samuel 13:19-21

    Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock. Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.

  • 2 Kings 18:31-32

    Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern: Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The Lord will deliver us.

  • Lamentations 1:10

    The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.

  • Ezra 8:27

    Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.

  • Lamentations 1:7

    Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.

  • Joel 3:5

    Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:

  • Jeremiah 25:34

    Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.

  • Genesis 27:15

    And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and they shall search.
1Sa 13:19-21; 2Sa 24:14; 2Ki 18:31,32
pleasant. Heb. desirable.
Ge 27:15; Ezr 8:27; Isa 44:9; Jer 25:34; La 1:7,10; Ho 13:15
Joe 3:5; *margins

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Context

  • 1 Kings 20:5

    And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben–hadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;

  • 1 Kings 20:6

    Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.

  • 1 Kings 20:7

    Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh 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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1 Kings 20:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Además mañana á estas horas enviaré yo á ti mis siervos, los cuales escudriñarán tu casa, y las casas de tus siervos; y tomarán con sus manos, y llevarán todo lo precioso que tuvieres.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
mais demain à cette heure, j’enverrai mes serviteurs vers toi, et ils fouilleront ta maison et les maisons de tes serviteurs, et ils mettront dans leurs mains tout ce qui est désirable à tes yeux, et l’emporteront.
German
Elberfelder 1871
doch morgen um diese Zeit werde ich meine Knechte zu dir senden, und sie werden dein Haus und die Häuser deiner Knechte durchsuchen; und es wird geschehen, alle Lust deiner Augen werden sie in ihre Hand tun und mitnehmen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cras igitur hac eadem hora mittam servos meos ad te, et scrutabuntur domum tuam, et domum servorum tuorum: et omne quod eis placuerit, ponent in manibus suis, et auferent.