1 Kings 20:4

And the king of Israel responded, “In agreement with your word, my lord the king, I am yours, with all that is mine.”

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In The King James Version

And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.

In Context

3he said: “Thus says Benhadad: Your silver and your gold is mine. And your wives and your best sons are mine.”

5And the messengers, returning, said: “Thus says Benhadad, who sent us to you: Your silver and your gold, and your wives and your sons, you shall give to me.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:48You will serve your enemy, whom the Lord will send to you, in hunger and thirst and nakedness, and in destitution of all things. And he will place an iron yoke upon your neck, until he has crushed you.

1 Samuel 11:10And they said, “In the morning, we will go out to you. And you may do whatever you please with us.”

1 Kings 2:38And Shimei said to the king: “The word is good. Just as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do.” And so Shimei lived in Jerusalem for many days.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 20:2-12

Ben-hadad's Insolent Demand. ( b. c. 900.) 1 And Benhadad 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 Benhadad, 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… Read the whole commentary →

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