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They will seize everything you value and carry it away.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/1_kings/20.htm">New Living Translation</a> But about this time tomorrow I will send my officials to search your palace and the homes of your officials. They will take away everything you consider valuable!’” <a href="/esv/1_kings/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> Nevertheless I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house and the houses of your servants and lay hands on whatever pleases you and take it away.’” <a href="/bsb/1_kings/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But 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.’” <a href="/kjv/1_kings/20.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/20.htm">New King James Version</a> but I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house and the houses of your servants. And it shall be, that whatever is pleasant in your eyes, they will put it in their hands and take it.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> but about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you, and they will search your house and the houses of your servants; and they will take in their hands everything that is pleasing to your eyes, and take it all away.’” <a href="/nasb/1_kings/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> but about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you, and they will search your house and the houses of your servants; and whatever is desirable in your eyes, they will take in their hand and carry away.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> but about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you, and they will search your house and the houses of your servants; and it shall come about, whatever is desirable in your eyes, they will take in their hand and carry away.’” <a href="/lsb/1_kings/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> but about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you, and they will search your house and the houses of your servants; and whatever is desirable in your eyes, they will put in their hand and carry away.’” <a href="/amp/1_kings/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> but about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you, and they will search your house and the houses of your servants; and they will take with their hands (confiscate) whatever is desirable in your eyes and carry it away.’” <a href="/csb/1_kings/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But at this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you, and they will search your palace and your servants’ houses. They will lay their hands on and take away whatever is precious to you.’ ” <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But at this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you, and they will search your palace and your servants&#8217 houses. They will lay their hands on and take away whatever is precious to you.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/asv/1_kings/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> but I will send my servants unto thee to-morrow about this time, and they shall search thy 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. <a href="/cev/1_kings/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But tomorrow at this time, I will send my officials into your city to search your palace and the houses of your officials. They will take everything else that you own." <a href="/erv/1_kings/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> but I will send my servants unto thee tomorrow 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. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> At this time tomorrow I'm going to send my servants to search your palace and your servants' houses. They will take anything that you consider valuable.'" <a href="/gnt/1_kings/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> Now, however, I will send my officers to search your palace and the homes of your officials, and to take everything they consider valuable. They will be there about this time tomorrow." <a href="/isv/1_kings/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> About this time tomorrow, I'll send my servants to you, and they'll search through your palace and your servants' houses. Whatever is important to you will be seized and taken away.'" <a href="/msb/1_kings/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But 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.?? <a href="/net/1_kings/20.htm">NET Bible</a> But now at this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you and they will search through your palace and your servants' houses. They will carry away all your valuables." <a href="/nheb/1_kings/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> but I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house, and the houses of your servants; and it shall be, that whatever is pleasant in their eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away."'" <a href="/wbt/1_kings/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Yet I will send my servants to thee to-morrow about this time, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatever is pleasant in thy eyes, they shall take it in their hand, and carry it away. <a href="/web/1_kings/20.htm">World English Bible</a> but I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they will search your house and the houses of your servants. Whatever is pleasant in your eyes, they will put it in their hand, and take it away.”’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for if, at this time tomorrow, I send my servants to you, then they have searched your house, and the houses of your servants, and it has been [that] every desirable thing of your eyes they place in their hand, and have taken [them] away.” <a href="/ylt/1_kings/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for if, at this time to-morrow, I send my servants unto thee then they have searched thy house, and the houses of thy servants, and it hath been, every desirable thing of thine eyes they place in their hand, and have taken away.' <a href="/slt/1_kings/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> But about the time to-morrow I will send my servants to thee, and they searched thy house, and the houses of thy servants; and it was all the delight of thine eyes they shall put in their hand and take.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> To morrow therefore at this same hour I will send my servants to thee, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants: and all that pleaseth them, they shall put in their hands, and take away. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, tomorrow, at this same hour, I will send my servants to you, and they will search your house and the houses of your servants. And all that pleases them, they will put in their hands and take away.” <a href="/nabre/1_kings/20.htm">New American Bible</a> But now I say: At this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you, and they shall ransack your house and the houses of your servants. They shall seize and take away whatever you consider valuable.’ ” <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> nevertheless I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house and the houses of your servants, and lay hands on whatever pleases them, and take it away.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Yet I will send my servants to you tomorrow at about this time, and they shall search your house and the houses of your servants; and whatsoever pleases them, they shall take in their hands and bring back. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Tomorrow at this time I shall send my Servants to you and they will search your houses and the houses of your Servants, and they shall take in their hands everything of the lust of their eyes, and they shall come.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> but I will send my servants unto thee tomorrow about this time, and they shall search thy 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.' <a href="/sep/1_kings/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For at this time to-morrow I will send my servants to thee, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants, and it shall be that all the desirable objects of their eyes on which they shall lay their hands, they shall even take them. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/20-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=7816" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/20.htm">Ben-Hadad Attacks Samaria</a> …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. 6<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">about</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: kā·‘êṯ (Prep-k, Art:: N-cs) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">this time</a> <a href="/hebrew/4279.htm" title="4279: mā·ḥār (Adv) -- Tomorrow, in time to come. Probably from 'achar; properly, deferred, i.e. The morrow; usually tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter.">tomorrow</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: ’eš·laḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">I will send</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘ă·ḇā·ḏay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">my servants</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2664.htm" title="2664: wə·ḥip·pə·śū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To search. A primitive root; to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself, or mask.">to search</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">your palace</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bāt·tê (N-mpc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the houses</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">of your servants.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: yā·śî·mū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">They will seize</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: ḇə·yā·ḏām (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qā·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">and carry away</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">is</a> <a href="/hebrew/4261.htm" title="4261: maḥ·maḏ (N-msc) -- Desire, desirable thing. From chamad; delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. Object of affection or desire.">precious</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·ne·ḵā (N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">to you.’”</a> 7Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/3-22.htm">Exodus 3:22</a> Every woman shall ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will plunder the Egyptians.” <a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35-36</a> Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing. / And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request. In this way they plundered the Egyptians. <a href="/2_kings/18-31.htm">2 Kings 18:31-32</a> Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree and drink water from his own cistern, / until I come and take you away to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey—so that you may live and not die. But do not listen to Hezekiah, for he misleads you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ <a href="/2_kings/24-13.htm">2 Kings 24:13-14</a> As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD. / He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained. <a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6-7</a> The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Jeremiah 15:13</a> Your wealth and your treasures I will give up as plunder, without charge for all your sins within all your borders. <a href="/jeremiah/20-5.htm">Jeremiah 20:5</a> I will give away all the wealth of this city—all its products and valuables, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah—to their enemies. They will plunder them, seize them, and carry them off to Babylon. <a href="/jeremiah/27-19.htm">Jeremiah 27:19-22</a> For this is what the LORD of Hosts says about the pillars, the sea, the bases, and the rest of the articles that remain in this city, / which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem. / Yes, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about the articles that remain in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem: ... <a href="/ezekiel/7-21.htm">Ezekiel 7:21-22</a> And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile them. / I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it. <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Ezekiel 12:12-13</a> And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land. / But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die. <a href="/matthew/24-43.htm">Matthew 24:43</a> But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. <a href="/luke/12-39.htm">Luke 12:39</a> But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. <a href="/luke/19-43.htm">Luke 19:43-44</a> For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. / They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.” <a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a> The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness. <a href="/acts/2-45.htm">Acts 2:45</a> Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Yet I will send my servants to you to morrow about this time, and they shall search your house, and the houses of your servants; and it shall be, that whatever is pleasant in your eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.and they shall search<a href="/1_samuel/13-19.htm">1 Samuel 13:19-21</a> Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: … <a href="/2_samuel/24-14.htm">2 Samuel 24:14</a> And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.<a href="/2_kings/18-31.htm">2 Kings 18:31,32</a> Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern: … pleasant [heb] desirable<a href="/genesis/27-15.htm">Genesis 27:15</a> And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:<a href="/ezra/8-27.htm">Ezra 8:27</a> Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.<a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9</a> They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/18-12.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-20.htm">Desirable</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-30.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-46.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-7.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-18.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-32.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-5.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-2.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-23.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-9.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-3.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-26.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-38.htm">Pleases</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-13.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-10.htm">Search</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-47.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-18.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-30.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-7.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-2.htm">Tomorrow</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-2.htm">To-Morrow</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-41.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-13.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/21-10.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-27.htm">Desirable</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-38.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-13.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-10.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-31.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-29.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-27.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-28.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-43.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-23.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-43.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-19.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-6.htm">Pleases</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-6.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-2.htm">Search</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-17.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-26.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-12.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-20.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-9.htm">Time</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-28.htm">Tomorrow</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-28.htm">To-Morrow</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-2.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 20</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/20-1.htm">Ben-Hadad, not content with Ahab's homage, besieges Samaria</a> 13. <a href="/1_kings/20-13.htm">By the direction of a prophet, the Syrians are slain</a> 22. <a href="/1_kings/20-22.htm">As the prophet forewarned Ahab, the Syrians come against him in Aphek</a> 28. <a href="/1_kings/20-28.htm">By the word of the prophet, and God's judgment, the Syrians are smitten again</a> 31. <a href="/1_kings/20-31.htm">The Syrians submit; Ahab sends Ben-Hadad away with a covenant</a> 35. <a href="/1_kings/20-35.htm">The prophet, under the parable of a prisoner, </a> 39. <a href="/1_kings/20-39.htm">making Ahab judge himself, denounces God's judgment against him</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But about this time tomorrow This phrase indicates a specific time frame, suggesting urgency and inevitability. In biblical narratives, such time markers often emphasize the certainty of prophetic or divine actions. The use of "tomorrow" can be seen in other biblical contexts, such as in <a href="/exodus/8-10.htm">Exodus 8:10</a>, where Moses tells Pharaoh that the plague of frogs will be removed "tomorrow," highlighting God's control over time and events.I will send my servants The speaker, Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, asserts his authority by sending servants, a common practice for kings to execute their will. This reflects the hierarchical structure of ancient Near Eastern societies, where kings wielded significant power over their subjects. The use of servants also underscores the king's intention to enforce his demands without direct involvement, a tactic seen in other biblical accounts, such as when King Saul sends messengers to David in <a href="/1_samuel/19-11.htm">1 Samuel 19:11</a>.to search your palace and the houses of your servants This action signifies an invasive and thorough search, indicating a violation of personal and royal sanctity. In ancient Israel, the palace was not only a residence but also a symbol of the king's authority and the nation's stability. The mention of "houses of your servants" suggests a comprehensive plundering, affecting not just the king but his entire administration. This mirrors the actions of foreign powers in other biblical narratives, such as the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in <a href="/2_kings/25-13.htm">2 Kings 25:13-17</a>.They will seize and carry away The language of seizing and carrying away implies forceful confiscation, a common practice in ancient warfare where victors plundered the defeated. This reflects the harsh realities of ancient Near Eastern conflicts, where spoils of war were a primary motivation. The act of taking away valuable items is reminiscent of the Philistines capturing the Ark of the Covenant in <a href="/1_samuel/4-11.htm">1 Samuel 4:11</a>, symbolizing a loss of divine favor and protection.all that is precious to you This phrase highlights the personal and national loss that King Ahab of Israel would face. "Precious" items could include wealth, sacred objects, or anything of significant value, both materially and spiritually. The loss of what is "precious" often signifies a deeper spiritual or moral decline, as seen in the lamentations over Jerusalem's fall in <a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Lamentations 1:10</a>. This can also be viewed as a type of Christ, where Jesus, the most precious gift, was given up for humanity's redemption, as described in <a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/b/ben-hadad.htm">Ben-Hadad</a> The king of Aram (Syria) who is making demands of Israel. He is a key figure in this chapter, representing opposition to God's people. 2. <a href="/topical/a/ahab.htm">Ahab</a> The king of Israel at the time, known for his weak leadership and idolatry. He is faced with a difficult decision in response to Ben-Hadad's demands. 3. <a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a> The capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, where King Ahab resides. It is the focal point of Ben-Hadad's aggression. 4. <a href="/topical/s/servants_of_ben-hadad.htm">Servants of Ben-Hadad</a> These are the agents sent by Ben-Hadad to carry out his demands, symbolizing the threat and pressure from external forces. 5. <a href="/topical/o/officials_of_israel.htm">Officials of Israel</a> The leaders and nobles of Israel who are also targeted by Ben-Hadad's demands, representing the broader impact on the nation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> Despite the threats from powerful enemies, God remains in control. Believers can trust in His ultimate authority over all earthly powers. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_compromise.htm">The Danger of Compromise</a> Ahab's initial willingness to comply with Ben-Hadad's demands highlights the danger of compromising with evil. Christians are called to stand firm in their faith and values. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_seeking_godly_counsel.htm">The Importance of Seeking Godly Counsel</a> Ahab's situation underscores the need for seeking wisdom and guidance from God and His Word when faced with difficult decisions. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_deliverance.htm">God's Faithfulness in Deliverance</a> Just as God delivered Israel from Ben-Hadad, He is faithful to deliver His people from spiritual and physical threats today. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_crisis.htm">The Role of Leadership in Crisis</a> Ahab's response to Ben-Hadad's demands serves as a reminder of the responsibility leaders have to protect and guide those under their care.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 20</a> <a href="/q/why_differ_solomon's_temple_styles.htm">Why do biblical descriptions of Solomon's temple differ from contemporary architectural styles?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_need_angels.htm">If God is all-powerful, why does He need angels to do His work?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_2_kings_20_6_fit_with_omniscience.htm">2 Kings 20:6: How does God adding fifteen years to King Hezekiah's life fit with divine omniscience and an unchangeable plan?</a> <a href="/q/2_kings_20_7__how_did_figs_cure_a_fatal_illness.htm">2 Kings 20:7: Why was a simple poultice of figs sufficient to cure a fatal illness if it was truly life-threatening?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) Whatsoever is pleasant.--The demand, which is virtually for the plunder of Samaria, probably neither expects nor desires acceptance, and is therefore a refusal of all but unconditional surrender. It is notable that in the last extremity Ahab falls back on an exceptional appeal to the patriotism of the people.The "elders of the land" (evidently present in Samaria at this time) were the representatives in the northern kingdom of the ancient assembly of the "elders of Israel," existing from the time of Moses downwards as a senate, having power not only of advice, but of concurrence, in relation to the Judge or King. (See <a href="/exodus/3-16.htm" title="Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:">Exodus 3:16</a>; <a href="/exodus/12-21.htm" title="Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said to them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.">Exodus 12:21</a>; <a href="/exodus/24-1.htm" title="And he said to Moses, Come up to the LORD, you, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship you afar off.">Exodus 24:1</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/27-1.htm" title="And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day.">Deuteronomy 27:1</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/31-9.htm" title="And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it to the priests the sons of Levi, which bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.">Deuteronomy 31:9</a>; <a href="/joshua/7-6.htm" title="And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust on their heads.">Joshua 7:6</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/5-3.htm" title="So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.">2Samuel 5:3</a>; <a href="/1_kings/8-3.htm" title="And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.">1Kings 8:3</a>). The solemn appointment of the seventy in <a href="/context/numbers/11-24.htm" title="And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the LORD, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle.">Numbers 11:24-25</a> seems to be simply the re-constitution and consecration of the original body. Each tribe and each town had also its lesser body of elders. (See <a href="/1_samuel/30-26.htm" title="And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;">1Samuel 30:26</a>, "the elders of Judah;" <a href="/deuteronomy/19-12.htm" title="Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him there, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.">Deuteronomy 19:12</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/21-3.htm" title="And it shall be, that the city which is next to the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which has not been worked with, and which has not drawn in the yoke;">Deuteronomy 21:3</a>, &c., "the elders of the city.") The authority of all these assemblies must have been at all times largely overborne by the royal power (see <a href="/1_kings/21-11.htm" title="And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them.">1Kings 21:11</a>), and must have varied according to time and circumstance. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - Yet I will send my servants unto thee tomorrow about this time [This proposal was definite and immediate, the first demand was vague and general. "In the first Ahab was to send what he thought fit to give; in the second, Ben-hadad's servants were to take into their own hands whatsoever they thought fit to sieze" (Wordsworth)], and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in [Heb. the desire of] thine eyes [The LXX. and some other versions have a plural suffix - their eyes. But the Hebrew text is to be preferred. The object of Ben-hadad was to couch his message in the most oftensive and humiliating terms, and "the desire of thine eyes" would be likely to cut deeper and wound more than "the desire of their eyes"], they shall put it in their hand, and take it away. [If Ahab ever hoped by his abject submission to conciliate the Syrian king, he now finds that his words have had just the opposite effect. For all that the latter concluded from it was that Ahab was one upon whom he might trample at pleasure, and this servility encouraged Ben-hadad to renew his demands in a still more galling and vexatious form. This second message discloses to us still more plainly the royal bully and braggart, and shows us what the "comity of nations" in the old world was often like.] <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/20-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But כִּ֣י ׀ (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction about אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not this time כָּעֵ֣ת (kā·‘êṯ) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> Time, now, when tomorrow מָחָ֗ר (mā·ḥār) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4279.htm">Strong's 4279: </a> Deferred, the morrow, tomorrow, hereafter I will send אֶשְׁלַ֤ח (’eš·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out my servants עֲבָדַי֙ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant to search וְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ (wə·ḥip·pə·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2664.htm">Strong's 2664: </a> To seek, to conceal oneself, mask your palace בֵּ֣יתְךָ֔ (bê·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house and וְאֵ֖ת (wə·’êṯ) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the houses בָּתֵּ֣י (bāt·tê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of your servants. עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant They will seize יָשִׂ֥ימוּ (yā·śî·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set and take away וְלָקָֽחוּ׃ (wə·lā·qā·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take all that כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every is וְהָיָה֙ (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be precious מַחְמַ֣ד (maḥ·maḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4261.htm">Strong's 4261: </a> Delightful, a delight, object of affection, desire to you.’” עֵינֶ֔יךָ (‘ê·ne·ḵā) Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/20-6.htm">1 Kings 20:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/20-6.htm">1 Kings 20:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/20-6.htm">1 Kings 20:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/20-6.htm">1 Kings 20:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/20-6.htm">1 Kings 20:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/20-6.htm">1 Kings 20:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/20-6.htm">1 Kings 20:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/20-6.htm">1 Kings 20:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/20-6.htm">1 Kings 20:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/20-6.htm">1 Kings 20:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-6.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 20:6 But I will send my servants (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/20-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 20:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 20:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/20-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 20:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 20:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>