1 Kings 20:8 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And all the elders and all the people said to him, "Do not listen or consent."

NIV: The elders and the people all answered, "Don’t listen to him or agree to his demands."

NASB: Then all the elders and all the people said to him, 'Do not listen nor consent.'

CSB: All the elders and all the people said to him, "Don’t listen or agree."

NLT: Don’t give in to any more demands,' all the elders and the people advised.

KJV: And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent.

NKJV: And all the elders and all the people said to him, “Do not listen or consent.”

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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