10Ben Hadad sent to him, and said, |The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me.|


In Context

7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, |Please notice how this man seeks mischief; for he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I didn't deny him.|

8 All the elders and all the people said to him, |Don't listen, neither consent.|

9 Therefore he said to the messengers of Ben Hadad, |Tell my lord the king, 'All that you sent for to your servant at the first I will do; but this thing I cannot do.'| The messengers departed, and brought him back the message.

10 Ben Hadad sent to him, and said, |The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me.|

11 The king of Israel answered, |Tell him, 'Don't let him who puts on his armor brag like he who takes it off.'|

12 It happened, when Ben Hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings, in the pavilions, that he said to his servants, |Prepare to attack!| They prepared to attack the city.

1 Kings 20:10 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:10Then Ben-Hadad sent another message to Ahab: "May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if enough dust remains in Samaria to give each of my men a handful."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:10And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:10And the messengers returning brought him word. And he sent again and said: Such and such things may the gods do to me, and more may they add, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:10And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:10And Ben-Hadad sent to him and said, The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:10And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:10And Ben-hadad sent to him, and said, The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:10And Ben-Hadad sendeth unto him, and saith, 'Thus do the gods to me, and thus do they add, if the dust of Samaria suffice for handfuls for all the people who are at my feet.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:10And Benhadad sent to him, and said, The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.