1 Kings 20:7
And the king of Israel called all the ancients of the land, and said: Mark, and see that he layeth snares for us. For he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver and gold: and I said not nay.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
8And all the ancients, and all the people said to him: Hearken not to him, nor consent to him.
Cross References
2 Kings 5:7And when the king of Israel had read the letter, he rent his garments, and said: Am I God, to be able to kill and give life, that this man hath sent to me, to heal a man of his leprosy? mark, and see how he seeketh occasions against me.
1 Chronicles 28:1And David assembled all the chief men of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies, who waited on the king: and the captains over thousands, and over hundreds, and them who had the charge over the substance and possessions of the king, and his sons with the officers of the court, and the men of power, and all the bravest of the army at Jerusalem.
Psalms 7:14And in it he hath prepared the instruments of death, he hath made ready his arrows for them that burn.
Psalms 62:3For he is my God and my saviour: he is my protector, I shall be moved no more.
Proverbs 6:14With a wicked heart he deviseth evil, and at all times he soweth discord.
Proverbs 11:27Well doth he rise early who seeketh good things; but he that seeketh after evil things shall be oppressed by them.
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 →