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1 Kings 20:3-6

King James Version (KJV)

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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 Benhadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children; 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 20:3-6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 20:3

Theological / Devotional

Thy gold is mine. Historical items recorded in the Bible are often given in great brevity. We therefore do not know what the situation was that led to Benhadad’s demand. It may be the sequel to some military advantage gained by the Syrian king over Ahab, or, more likely, it may simply mean a demand on the part of Benhadad for Ahab to recognize him as his lord, with Israel henceforth a vassal state to Syria.

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