1 Kings 20:9

And + 20:9 Gr. had been written. it was written in the letters, saying, Keep a fast, and set Naboth in a chief place among the people.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.

In Context

8And she wrote a + 20:8 Gr. book. letter in the name of Achaab, and sealed it with his seal, and sent the letter to the elders, and to the + 20:8 Possibly nobles is here meant. freemen who lived with Nabuthai.

10And set two men, sons of transgressors, before him, and let them testify against him, saying, He + 20:10 See Prof. Lee on the word ברך in Job 2:9 Heb. Gram. p.92. blessed God and the king: and let them lead him forth, and stone him, and let them die.

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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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