1 Kings 20:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben–hadad,”

1 Kings 20:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 20:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 20:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, “Ben Hadad says,”

1 Kings 20:2 — World English Bible

1 Kings 20:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad, ”

1 Kings 20:2 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 20:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and sendeth messengers unto Ahab king of Israel, to the city,”

1 Kings 20:2 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 20:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-Hadad: ”

1 Kings 20:2 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 20:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he sent messengers to Ahab King of Israel, into the citie,”

1 Kings 20:2 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 20:2 in Context — 1 Kings 20

1 And Ben–hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.

2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben–hadad,

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

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.

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What Does 1 Kings 20:2 Mean?

1 Kings 20:2 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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