1 Kings 20:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’””
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“saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 20:3 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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 10:13For 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.
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