1 Kings
1 Kings 20:2–6
2Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, 3saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says:a ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’”
4And the king of Israel replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”
5The 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. 6But about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace and the houses of your servants. They will seize and carry away all that is precious to you.’”
Footnotes
- a 20:3 Some texts break verse 2 and begin verse 3 at this point.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
1 Kings 20:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then he sent | וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| messengers | מַלְאָכִ֛ים | mal·’ā·ḵîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4397 messenger |
| into the city | הָעִֽירָה׃ | hā·‘î·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Ahab | אַחְאָ֥ב | ’aḥ·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H256 Ahab |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
1 Kings 20:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| saying | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| This is what | כֹּ֚ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| Ben-hadad | הֲדַ֔ד | hă·ḏaḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1130 Ben-Hadad |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Your silver | כַּסְפְּךָ֥ | kas·pə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| and gold | וּֽזְהָבְךָ֖ | ū·zə·hā·ḇə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| are | ה֑וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| mine | לִֽי־ | lî- | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| and your best | הַטּוֹבִ֖ים | haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| wives | וְנָשֶׁ֧יךָ | wə·nā·še·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| and children | וּבָנֶ֛יךָ | ū·ḇā·ne·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| are | הֵֽם׃ | hêm | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| mine | לִי־ | lî- | Preposition; first person common singular |
1 Kings 20:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| replied | וַיַּ֤עַן | way·ya·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| Just as you say | כִּדְבָרְךָ֖ | kiḏ·ḇā·rə·ḵā | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| my lord | אֲדֹנִ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| the king | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| I am yours | אֲנִ֖י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| along with all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I have | לִֽי׃ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular |
1 Kings 20:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The messengers | הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים | ham·mal·’ā·ḵîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4397 messenger |
| came back | וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ | way·yā·šu·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| and said | וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| This is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| Ben-hadad | הֲדַ֖ד | hă·ḏaḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1130 Ben-Hadad |
| says | אָמַ֥ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I have sent | שָׁלַ֤חְתִּי | šā·laḥ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7971 send |
| to you | אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| to demand | לֵאמֹ֑ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| your silver | כַּסְפְּךָ֧ | kas·pə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| your gold | וּזְהָבְךָ֛ | ū·zə·hā·ḇə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| your wives | וְנָשֶׁ֥יךָ | wə·nā·še·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| and your children | וּבָנֶ֖יךָ | ū·ḇā·ne·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
1 Kings 20:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | כִּ֣י׀ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| about | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| this time | כָּעֵ֣ת | kā·‘êṯ | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| tomorrow | מָחָ֗ר | mā·ḥār | Adverb | H4279 tomorrow, in time to come |
| I will send | אֶשְׁלַ֤ח | ’eš·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7971 send |
| my servants | עֲבָדַי֙ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| to search | וְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ | wə·ḥip·pə·śū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H2664 search |
| your palace | בֵּ֣יתְךָ֔ | bê·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| and | וְאֵ֖ת | wə·’êṯ | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| the houses | בָּתֵּ֣י | bāt·tê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1004 house |
| of your servants | עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| They will seize | יָשִׂ֥ימוּ | yā·śî·mū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7760 put, place, set |
| and carry away | וְלָקָֽחוּ׃ | wə·lā·qā·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3947 take |
| all that | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| is | וְהָיָה֙ | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| precious | מַחְמַ֣ד | maḥ·maḏ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4261 desire, desirable thing |
| to you | עֵינֶ֔יךָ | ‘ê·ne·ḵā | Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
Cross-references
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1 Kings 20:3 Exodus 15:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.