1 Kings 20:6

1 Kings 20:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.
• New International Version (NIV)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.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Nevertheless I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house and the houses of your servants and lay hands on whatever pleases you and take it away.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)but I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house and the houses of your servants. And it shall be, that whatever is pleasant in your eyes, they will put it in their hands and take it.’ ”

Context of 1 Kings 20:6

4The king of Israel answered, “As you say, Your Majesty. I and everything I have are yours.” 5But Benhadad sent messengers back ⌞to Ahab⌟. They said, “Benhadad has sent this message to you: ‘Your silver, gold, wives, and children are mine. Give ⌞them to me⌟. At this time tomorrow I’m going to send my servants to search your palace and your servants’ houses. They will take anything that you consider valuable.’ ” 7Then the king of Israel called for all the leaders of the country. He said, “You can see how this man is looking for trouble. When he sent for my wives, children, silver, and gold, I didn’t refuse him.” 8All the leaders and all the people told him, “Don’t listen to him. Don’t agree ⌞to his demands⌟.”

1 Kings 20:6 word by word

כִּ֣י׀ אִם־כָּעֵ֣ת מָחָ֗ר אֶשְׁלַ֤ח אֶת־עֲבָדַי֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣יתְךָ֔ וְאֵ֖ת בָּתֵּ֣י עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ וְהָיָה֙ כָּל־מַחְמַ֣ד עֵינֶ֔יךָ יָשִׂ֥ימוּ בְיָדָ֖ם וְלָקָֽחוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yet I will sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• my servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• unto thee to morrowמָחָרmâchâr · tomorrowH4279
• about this timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• and they shall searchחָפַשׂchâphaώ · to searchH2664
• thine houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and it shall beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• whatsoever is pleasantמַחְמָדmachmâd · desireH4261
• in thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• they shall putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: takeH7760
• in their handיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
• awayלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947

Cross-references for 1 Kings 20:6

• 1 Samuel 13:19No blacksmith could be found in the entire land of Israel. In this way the Philistines kept the Hebrews from making swords and spears.
• 2 Samuel 24:14“I’m in a desperate situation,” David told Gad. “Please let us fall into the Lord’s hands because he is very merciful. But don’t let me fall into human hands.”
• 2 Kings 18:31Don’t listen to Hezekiah, because this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me! Come out and give yourselves up to me! Everyone will eat from his own grapevine and fig tree and drink from his own cistern.
• Genesis 27:15Then Rebekah took her older son Esau’s good clothes, which she had in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob.
• Ezra 8:2720 gold bowls weighing 18 pounds apiece, and two utensils of fine polished bronze that were as precious as gold.
• Isaiah 44:9All who make idols are nothing. Their precious treasures are worthless. Their own witnesses do not see or know anything, so they will be put to shame.
• Jeremiah 25:34Mourn, you shepherds, and cry. Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. The time has come for you to be slaughtered. The time has come for you to be scattered, and you will break like fine pottery.
• Lamentations 1:7“Now, during its suffering and oppression, Jerusalem remembers all the treasures it had from ancient times, when its people fell into the power of their enemies with no one to help them. Their opponents looked on, and they laughed at Jerusalem’s downfall.
• Hosea 13:15The people of Ephraim have become important among their relatives. However, the Lord’s scorching wind will come from the east. It will blow out of the desert. Then their springs will run dry, and their wells will dry up. The wind will destroy every precious thing in their storehouses.
• Joel 3:5You took my silver and my gold. You brought my finest treasures to your temples.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 20:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes - It is not easy to discern in what this second requisition differed from the first; for surely his silver, gold, wives, and children, were among his most pleasant or desirable things. Jarchi supposes that it was the book of the law of the Lord which Ben-hadad meant, and of which he intended to deprive Israel. It is however evident that Ben-hadad meant to sack the whole city, and after having taken the royal treasures…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Ben-hadad, disappointed by Ahab‘s consent to an indignity which he had thought no monarch could submit to, proceeds to put a fresh construction on his former demands.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-122-12. Thus said Ben-hadad, Thy silver and thy gold is mine--To this message sent him during the siege, Ahab returned a tame and submissive answer, probably thinking it meant no more than an exaction of tribute. But the demand was repeated with greater insolence; and yet, from the abject character of Ahab, there is reason to believe he would have yielded to this arrogant claim also, had not the voice of his subjects been raised against it. Ben-hadad's…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 20:6

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In the dictionaries

• Ahab
• Mark
• Samaria
• Benhadad
• Israel, Kingdom of
• Samaria, City of
• Ambassador

Commentaries on 1 Kings 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary