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1 Kings 20:9
“Therefore he said to the messengers of Ben Hadad, "Tell my lord the king, 'All that you sent for to your servant at the first I will do; but this thing I cannot do.'" The messengers departed, and brought him back the message.”
Verse in context — 1 Kings 20
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.
All the elders and all the people said to him, "Don't listen, neither consent.
Therefore he said to the messengers of Ben Hadad, "Tell my lord the king, 'All that you sent for to your servant at the first I will do; but this thing I cannot do.'" The messengers departed, and brought him back the message.
Ben Hadad sent to him, and said, "The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me.
The king of Israel answered, "Tell him, 'Don't let him who puts on his armor brag like he who takes it off.
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Solomon’s reign, the temple’s construction, and the kingdom’s division.
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