1 Kings 20:8-10
1599 Geneva Bible
8 And all the Elders, and all the people said to him, Hearken [a]not unto him, nor consent.
9 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-Hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first time, that I will do, but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him an answer.
10 And Ben-Hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so to me and more also, if the [b]dust of Samaria be enough to all the people that follow me, for every man an handful.
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- 1 Kings 20:8 They thought it their duties rather to venture their lives, than to grant to that thing which was not lawful, only to satisfy the lust of a tyrant.
- 1 Kings 20:10 Much less shall there be found any prey that is worth anything, when they shall be so many.
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