1 Kings 20:3

3 Your silver and gold are mine; your fairest wives and children also are mine."

1 Kings 20:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 20:3

Thy silver and thy gold is mine
Not of right, but reckoning it as good as in his hands, Ahab not being able to resist him:

and thy wives also;
for it seems he had more than Jezebel:

and thy children;
which were many, for he had no less than seventy sons, ( 2 Kings 10:1 ) ,

even the goodliest are mine:
some aggravate this, as if his view was to commit the unnatural sin with his male children, when in his possession.

1 Kings 20:3 In-Context

1 King Ben-hadad of Aram gathered all his army together; thirty-two kings were with him, along with horses and chariots. He marched against Samaria, laid siege to it, and attacked it.
2 Then he sent messengers into the city to King Ahab of Israel, and said to him: "Thus says Ben-hadad:
3 Your silver and gold are mine; your fairest wives and children also are mine."
4 The king of Israel answered, "As you say, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have."
5 The messengers came again and said: "Thus says Ben-hadad: I sent to you, saying, "Deliver to me your silver and gold, your wives and children';
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