1 Kings 20:2 “Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,”

1 Kings 20:2

Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,

World English Bible

He sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, “Ben Hadad says,

American Standard Version

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,

Geneva Bible 1599

And he sent messengers to Ahab King of Israel, into the citie,

Darby Translation

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-Hadad:

Young's Literal Translation

and sendeth messengers unto Ahab king of Israel, to the city,

Bible in Basic English

And he sent representatives into the town to Ahab, king of Israel;

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Cross references

“And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,”

2 Kings 19:9 Isaiah 36:2–22 Isaiah 37:9 Isaiah 37:10

2 Kings 19:9 · BSB

Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “Look, he has set out to fight against you.” So Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

Isaiah 36:2–22 · BSB

And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.

Isaiah 37:9 · BSB

Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “He has set out to fight against you.” On hearing this, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

Isaiah 37:10 · BSB

“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Now 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.

3saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’”

Read 1 Kings 20