1 Kings 20:4 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And the king of Israel answered, "As you say, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have."

NIV: The king of Israel answered, "Just as you say, my lord the king. I and all I have are yours."

NASB: And the king of Israel replied, 'As you say, my lord, O king; I am yours, as well as all that I have.'

CSB: Then the king of Israel answered, "Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have."

NLT: All right, my lord the king,' Israel’s king replied. 'All that I have is yours!'

KJV: And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.

NKJV: And the king of Israel answered and said, “My lord, O king, just as you say, I and all that I have are yours.”

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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