1 Kings 20:5 meaning and explanation
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.
1 Kings 20:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Ben-hadad, king of Aram, has besieged Samaria and first demanded Ahab's silver, gold, wives and children. Ahab answered with total submission, so the messengers return with a sharper demand: Ben-hadad is not merely claiming ownership but sending officials to search the palace and the houses of Ahab's servants and to seize everything precious.
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