ESV: And he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, "Thus says Ben-hadad:
NIV: He sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, saying, "This is what Ben-Hadad says:
NASB: Then he sent messengers to the city to Ahab, king of Israel, and said to him, 'This is what Ben-hadad says:
CSB: He sent messengers into the city to King Ahab of Israel and said to him, "This is what Ben-hadad says:
NLT: Ben-hadad sent messengers into the city to relay this message to King Ahab of Israel: 'This is what Ben-hadad says:
KJV: And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,
NKJV: Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, and said to him, “Thus says Ben-Hadad:
