1 Kings 20:7

Then called the king of Israel, for all the elders of the land, and said—Mark, I pray you, and see, how this man is seeking, mischief,—for he had sent unto me, for my wives, and for my sons, and for my silver, and for my gold, and I refused him not.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.

In Context

6Therefore, about this time to-morrow, will I send my servants unto thee, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants,—and it shall be, that, all the delight of thine eyes, shall they put in their hand, and take away.

8And all the elders and all the people said unto him,—Do not thou hearken, neither do thou consent.

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Cross References

2 Kings 5:7And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am, I, God, to kill and to make alive, that, this, man is sending unto me, to set one free from his leprosy,—but, of a truth, just mark, I pray you, and see, that he, is seeking an occasion, against me.

1 Chronicles 28:1And David called together all the rulers of Israel, the rulers of tribes and the rulers of the courses who waited upon the king,—and the rulers of thousands and the rulers of hundreds, and the rulers over all the possessions and substance that belonged to the king and to his sons, with the courtiers and the heroes, even every hero of valour, unto Jerusalem.

Psalms 7:14Lo! he gendereth trouble, and conceiveth mischief, but giveth birth to a disappointment:

Psalms 62:3How long will ye shout at a man? Ye shall be crushed all of you,—Like a wall that bulgeth,—a fence pushed in!

Proverbs 6:14[Hath] perverse things in his heart, deviseth mischief on every occasion, strifes, he sendeth forth.

Proverbs 11:27He that diligently seeketh good, aimeth at favour, but, he that studieth mischief, it shall come on himself.

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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