1 Kings 20:8
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And the elders and the people all said, “Do not listen to him or consent to his terms.”
In context
6 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.’”
7 Then 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.”
8 And the elders and the people all said, “Do not listen to him or consent to his terms.”
9 So Ahab answered the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you demanded of your servant the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’” So the messengers departed and relayed the message to Ben-hadad.
10 Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
1 Kings 20:8 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And the elders and the people all said, “Do not listen to him or consent to his terms.”
- KJV King James Version
- And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent.
- WEB World English Bible
- All the elders and all the people said to him, “Don’t listen, and don’t consent.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken thou not, neither consent.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And all the elders and all the people say unto him, 'Do not hearken, nor consent.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And all the elders and all the people said to him, Hearken not, nor consent.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And all the elders and all the people said to him, Hearken not to him , nor consent.