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Ben-hadad Attacks Samaria

1 Kings 20:3

In 11 translations

BSB
saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’”Some texts break verse 2 and begin verse 3 at this point.
KJV
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
WEB
‘Your silver and your gold are mine. Your wives also and your children, even the best, are mine.’”
ASV
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
LSV
and says to him, “Thus said Ben-Hadad: Your silver and your gold are mine, and your wives and your sons—the best—are mine.”
YLT
and saith to him, 'Thus said Ben-Hadad, 'Thy silver and thy gold are mine, and thy wives and thy sons — the best — are mine.'
DBY
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, the goodliest, are mine.
DRC
He said: Thus saith Benadad: Thy silver, and thy gold is mine: and thy wives, and thy goodliest children are mine.
GNV
And sayd vnto him, Thus sayth Ben-hadad, Thy siluer and thy golde is mine: also thy women, and thy fayre children are mine.
JPS
and said unto him: 'Thus saith Ben-hadad: Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.'
LXXE21:3
Thy silver and thy gold are mine, and thy wives and thy children are mine.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר בֶּן־הֲדַ֔ד כַּסְפְּךָ֥ וּֽזְהָבְךָ֖ לִֽי־ה֑וּא וְנָשֶׁ֧יךָ וּבָנֶ֛יךָ הַטּוֹבִ֖ים לִי־הֵֽם׃KJV:1Kgs.20.3
LXX-Br21:3
τὸ ἀργύριόν σου καὶ τὸ χρυσίον σου ἐμόν ἐστι, καὶ αἱ γυναῖκές σου καὶ τὰ τέκνα σου ἐμά ἐστι.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Exodus 15:9The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
  • Isaiah 10:13–14For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers. My hand…

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 21:3 in some Bibles
  • 20:3 in most Bibles

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