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1 Kings 20:8-11
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 20
8
Then all the elders and all the people said to him, 'Do not listen nor consent.'
9
So he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad, 'Tell my lord the king, ‘Everything that you sent
as a demand
to your servant at the first, I will do; but this thing I cannot do.’?' Then the messengers departed, and brought him word again.
10
Ben-hadad sent
word
to him and said, 'May the gods do so to me and more so, if the dust of Samaria will be enough for handfuls for all the people who follow me.'
11
Then the king of Israel replied, 'Tell
him,
‘He who straps on
his weapons
had better not boast like one who takes
them
off.’?'
King James Version
Chapter 20
8
And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent.
9
Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.
10
And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
11
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 20
8
All the elders and all the people said to him, "Don’t listen or agree."
9
So he said to Ben-hadad’s messengers, "Say to my lord the king, ‘Everything you demanded of your servant the first time, I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’" So the messengers left and took word back to him.
10
Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, "May the gods punish me and do so severely if Samaria’s dust amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me."
11
The king of Israel answered, "Say this: ‘Don’t let the one who puts on his armor boast like the one who takes it off.’"
New Living Translation
Chapter 20
8
Don’t give in to any more demands,' all the elders and the people advised.
9
So Ahab told the messengers from Ben-hadad, 'Say this to my lord the king: ‘I will give you everything you asked for the first time, but I cannot accept this last demand of yours.’' So the messengers returned to Ben-hadad with that response.
10
Then Ben-hadad sent this message to Ahab: 'May the gods strike me and even kill me if there remains enough dust from Samaria to provide even a handful for each of my soldiers.'
11
The king of Israel sent back this answer: 'A warrior putting on his sword for battle should not boast like a warrior who has already won.'
English Standard Version
Chapter 20
8
And all the elders and all the people said to him, "Do not listen or consent."
9
So he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad, "Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you first demanded of your servant I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’" And the messengers departed and brought him word again.
10
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."
11
And the king of Israel answered, "Tell him, ‘Let not him who straps on his armor boast himself as he who takes it off.’"
New International Version
Chapter 20
8
The elders and the people all answered, "Don’t listen to him or agree to his demands."
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.
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."
11
The king of Israel answered, "Tell him: ‘One who puts on his armor should not boast like one who takes it off.’ "
New King James Version
Chapter 20
8
And all the elders and all the people said to him, “Do not listen or consent.”
9
Therefore he said to the messengers of Ben-Hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you sent for to your servant the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’ ” And the messengers departed and brought back word to him.
10
Then Ben-Hadad sent to him and said, “The gods do so to me, and more also, if enough dust is left of Samaria for a handful for each of the people who follow me.”
11
So the king of Israel answered and said, “Tell
him,
‘Let not the one who puts on
his armor
boast like the one who takes
it off.
’ ”
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