And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,(1 Kings 20:2)
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.(1 Kings 20:3)
And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.(1 Kings 20:4)
And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Benhadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;
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.(1 Kings 20:6)
Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.(1 Kings 20:7)
And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent.(1 Kings 20:8)
