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1 Kings 20:7

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Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this [man] seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.

Then the king {H4428} of Israel {H3478} called {H7121} all the elders {H2205} of the land {H776}, and said {H559}, Mark {H3045}, I pray you, and see {H7200} how this man seeketh {H1245} mischief {H7451}: for he sent {H7971} unto me for my wives {H802}, and for my children {H1121}, and for my silver {H3701}, and for my gold {H2091}; and I denied {H4513} him not.

Then the king of Isra'el summoned all the leaders of the land and said, "Please take notice! Do you see how this man is trying to make trouble? First he demanded my wives, children, silver and gold; and I denied him nothing."

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.”

Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Kings 5:7 (7 votes)

    And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, [Am] I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

  • Proverbs 24:2 (2 votes)

    For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

  • Romans 3:13 (2 votes)

    Their throat [is] an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps [is] under their lips:

  • Romans 3:18 (2 votes)

    There is no fear of God before their eyes.

  • 1 Chronicles 13:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, [and] with every leader.

  • 1 Chronicles 28:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.

  • Job 15:35 (2 votes)

    They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.