Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And he sent representatives into the town to Ahab, king of Israel;
New American Standard Bible
Then he sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, “Thus says Ben-hadad,
King James Version
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,
Holman Bible
He sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, “This is what Ben-hadad says:
International Standard Version
Then he sent envoys to visit King Ahab of Israel and told him, "This is what Ben-hadad says:
A Conservative Version
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-hadad,
American Standard Version
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,
Amplified
Then he sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel; and he said to him, “Thus says Ben-hadad:
Darby Translation
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-Hadad:
Julia Smith Translation
And he will send messengers to Ahab, king of Israel, to the city,
King James 2000
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus says Ben-hadad,
Lexham Expanded Bible
He sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel.
Modern King James verseion
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, and to the city, and said to him, Ben-hadad says this:
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city,
NET Bible
He sent messengers to King Ahab of Israel, who was in the city.
New Heart English Bible
He sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, "Thus says Ben Hadad,
The Emphasized Bible
And he sent messengers unto Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, - Thus, saith Ben-hadad,
Webster
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said to him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,
World English Bible
He sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, "Thus says Ben Hadad,
Youngs Literal Translation
and sendeth messengers unto Ahab king of Israel, to the city,
Themes
Ambassadors » Benhadad to ahab
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Ahab
ancient Samaria » Samaria the capital of » Besieged by ben-hadad
Sieges » Those engaged in » Called upon the city to surrender
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 20:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Syrian-Israeli Conflicts: Ben-Hadad Vs. Ahab Of Israel
1 Now Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got all his army together, and thirty-two kings with him, and horses and carriages of war; he went up and made war on Samaria, shutting it in. 2 And he sent representatives into the town to Ahab, king of Israel; 3 And they said to him, Ben-hadad says, Your silver and your gold are mine; and your wives and children are mine.
Cross References
2 Kings 19:9
And when news came to him that Tirhakah, king of Ethiopia, had made an attack on him, he sent representatives to Hezekiah again, saying,
Isaiah 36:2-22
And the king of Assyria sent the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to King Hezekiah with a strong force, and he took up his position by the stream of the higher pool, by the highway of the washerman's
Isaiah 37:9-10
And when news came to him that Tirhakah, king of Ethiopia, had made an attack on him, ... And he sent representatives to Hezekiah, king of Judah, saying,