Translations
Modern
The messengers came back and said, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘I have sent to you to demand your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children.
Traditional
And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben–hadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;
Literal
And the messengers returned and said, “Thus speaks Ben-hadad, saying: ‘Surely I have sent to you, saying: Your silver, and your gold, and your wives, and your children, you shall deliver to me.
Latin
Revertentesque nuntii, dixerunt: Hæc dicit Benadad, qui misit nos ad te: Argentum tuum, et aurum tuum, et uxores tuas, et filios tuos, dabis mihi.
Original
Hebrew
English
The messengers came back and said, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘I have sent to you to demand your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children.
Notes
People
Ben-hadad: King of Aram, contemporary of Asa and Baasha
Glossary
Topics
Ambassadors: Benhadad to Ahab Ancient Samaria: Samaria the Capital of Besieged by Benhadad Gold: Exacted As Tribute Syria: Benhadad King of, Besieged Samaria