1 Kings 20:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Kings 20:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 20:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 20:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“‘Your silver and your gold are mine. Your wives also and your children, even the best, are mine.’””

1 Kings 20:3 — World English Bible

1 Kings 20:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Kings 20:3 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 20:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.'”

1 Kings 20:3 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 20:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

1 Kings 20:3 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 20:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And sayd vnto him, Thus sayth Ben-hadad, Thy siluer and thy golde is mine: also thy women, and thy fayre children are mine.”

1 Kings 20:3 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 20:3 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.

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;

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What Does 1 Kings 20:3 Mean?

1 Kings 20:3 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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