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

4“All right, my lord the king,” Israel’s king replied. “All that I have is yours!” 5Soon Ben-hadad’s messengers returned again and said, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘I have already demanded that you give me your silver, gold, wives, and children. But about this time tomorrow I will send my officials to search your palace and the homes of your officials. They will take away everything you consider valuable!’” 7Then Ahab summoned all the elders of the land and said to them, “Look how this man is stirring up trouble! I already agreed with his demand that I give him my wives and children and silver and gold.” 8“Don’t give in to any more demands,” all the elders and the people advised.

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 13:19There were no blacksmiths in the land of Israel in those days. The Philistines wouldn’t allow them for fear they would make swords and spears for the Hebrews.
• 2 Samuel 24:14“I’m in a desperate situation!” David replied to Gad. “But let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercy is great. Do not let me fall into human hands.”
• 2 Kings 18:31“Don’t listen to Hezekiah! These are the terms the king of Assyria is offering: Make peace with me—open the gates and come out. Then each of you can continue eating from your own grapevine and fig tree and drinking from your own well.
• Genesis 27:15Then she took Esau’s favorite clothes, which were there in the house, and gave them to her younger son, Jacob.
• Ezra 8:2720 gold bowls, equal in value to 1,000 gold coins, 2 fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.
• Isaiah 44:9How foolish are those who manufacture idols. These prized objects are really worthless. The people who worship idols don’t know this, so they are all put to shame.
• Jeremiah 25:34Weep and moan, you evil shepherds! Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock! The time of your slaughter has arrived; you will fall and shatter like a fragile vase.
• Lamentations 1:7In the midst of her sadness and wandering, Jerusalem remembers her ancient splendor. But now she has fallen to her enemy, and there is no one to help her. Her enemy struck her down and laughed as she fell.
• Hosea 13:15Ephraim was the most fruitful of all his brothers, but the east wind—a blast from the Lord— will arise in the desert. All their flowing springs will run dry, and all their wells will disappear. Every precious thing they own will be plundered and carried away.
• Joel 3:5You have taken my silver and gold and all my precious treasures, and have carried them off to your pagan 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