World English Bible
1 Kings 20:5
“The messengers came again, and said, "Ben Hadad says, 'I sent indeed to you, saying, "You shall deliver me your silver, and your gold, and your wives, and your children;”
Verse in context — 1 Kings 20
Your silver and your gold is mine. Your wives also and your children, even the best, are mine.
The king of Israel answered, "It is according to your saying, my lord, O king. I am yours, and all that I have.
The messengers came again, and said, "Ben Hadad says, 'I sent indeed to you, saying, "You shall deliver me your silver, and your gold, and your wives, and your children;
but I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house, and the houses of your servants; and it shall be, that whatever is pleasant in your eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.
Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, "Please notice how this man seeks mischief; for he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I didn't deny him.
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Solomon’s reign, the temple’s construction, and the kingdom’s division.
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