ESV: So they tied sackcloth around their waists and put ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel and said, "Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please, let me live.’" And he said, "Does he still live? He is my brother."
NIV: Wearing sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, "Your servant Ben-Hadad says: ‘Please let me live.’ " The king answered, "Is he still alive? He is my brother."
NASB: So they put sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, 'Your servant Ben-hadad says, 'Please let me live.' And Ahab said, 'Is he still alive? He is my brother.'
CSB: So they dressed with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, went to the king of Israel, and said, "Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’" So he said, "Is he still alive? He is my brother."
NLT: So they put on burlap and ropes, and they went to the king of Israel and begged, 'Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please let me live!’' The king of Israel responded, 'Is he still alive? He is my brother!'
KJV: So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
NKJV: So they wore sackcloth around their waists and put ropes around their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-Hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’ ” And he said, “ Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
