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|1 Reyes 20:1|
Now Ben-Hadad king of Aram mustered his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he went up and besieged Samaria and attacked it.
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2
|1 Reyes 20:2|
He sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, saying, “This is what Ben-Hadad says:
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3
|1 Reyes 20:3|
`Your silver and gold are mine, and the best of your wives and children are mine.’“
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4
|1 Reyes 20:4|
The king of Israel answered, “Just as you say, my lord the king. I and all I have are yours.”
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5
|1 Reyes 20:5|
The messengers came again and said, “This is what Ben-Hadad says: `I sent to demand your silver and gold, your wives and your children.
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6
|1 Reyes 20:6|
But about this time tomorrow I am going to send my officials to search your palace and the houses of your officials. They will seize everything you value and carry it away.’“
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7
|1 Reyes 20:7|
The king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said to them, “See how this man is looking for trouble! When he sent for my wives and my children, my silver and my gold, I did not refuse him.”
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8
|1 Reyes 20:8|
The elders and the people all answered, “Don’t listen to him or agree to his demands.”
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|1 Reyes 20:9|
So he replied to Ben-Hadad’s messengers, “Tell my lord the king, `Your servant will do all you demanded the first time, but this demand I cannot meet.’“ They left and took the answer back to Ben-Hadad.
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|1 Reyes 20:10|
Then Ben-Hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if enough dust remains in Samaria to give each of my men a handful.”
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