1 Kings 20:7-9
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, ‘Look now! See how this man is seeking trouble; for he sent to me for my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold; and I did not refuse him.’ 8 Then all the elders and all the people said to him, ‘Do not listen or consent.’ 9 So he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad, ‘Tell my lord the king: All that you first demanded of your servant I will do; but this thing I cannot do.’ The messengers left and brought him word again.
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