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1 Kings 20:2
“He sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, "Thus says Ben Hadad,”
Verse in context — 1 Kings 20
1
Ben Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together; and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.
2
He sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, "Thus says Ben Hadad,
3
Your silver and your gold is mine. Your wives also and your children, even the best, are mine.
4
The king of Israel answered, "It is according to your saying, my lord, O king. I am yours, and all that I have.
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Solomon’s reign, the temple’s construction, and the kingdom’s division.
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