Scripture · Old Testament
1 Kings 20:3
1 Kings 20:3 is verse 3 of 1 Kings chapter 20, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’”
Some texts break verse 2 and begin verse 3 at this point.
King James Version
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
World English Bible
‘Your silver and your gold are mine. Your wives also and your children, even the best, are mine.’”
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1 Kings 20:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible
1 Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.
2 Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,
3 saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’”
4 And the king of Israel replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”
5 The messengers came back and said, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘I have sent to you to demand your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
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.
Isaiah 10:14My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing fluttered, no beak opened or chirped.’”