1 Kings 20:2
What does 1 Kings 20:2 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 20:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben–hadad,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And he sent representatives into the town to Ahab, king of Israel;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and sendeth messengers unto Ahab king of Israel, to the city,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And sending messengers to Achab, king of Israel, into the city,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-Hadad:
Context
v.1And Ben-hadad 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 fought against it.
v.2This passage
v.3Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 19:9
And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee, he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,
- Isaiah 37:9
And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come out to fight against thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
- Isaiah 36:2
And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field.
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