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So he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Say to my lord the king, ‘All that you sent for to your servant at the first I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’” And the messengers departed and brought him word again. 10 Then Ben-hadad sent to him and said, “May (A)the gods do so to me and more also, if the dust of Samaria will be sufficient for [a]a handful for all the people who [b]follow me.” 11 Then the king of Israel answered and said, “Speak to him, ‘(B)Let not him who girds on his armor boast like him who takes it off.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 20:10 Lit handfuls
  2. 1 Kings 20:10 Lit are at my feet