1 Kings 20:9 KJV

Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

  • thou, thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • Benhadad besieges SamariaBenhadad sent Ahab a very insolent demand. Ahab sent a very disgraceful submission; sin brings men into such straits, by putting them out of the Divine...

Topics

  • Ahab Defeats Ben-hadad
  • Armies Samaria’s deliverances
  • Ben-Hadad 2. A king of Syria, who reigned during the time of Ahab, son of Ben-hadad I
  • God Ahab
  • Israel Israel, also called SAMARIA, invaded by, but defeats, Ben-hadad, king of Syria

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • AhabKing of Israel · 918–897 BC

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • Ben-hadadThe standing title of the Syrian kings, meaning “the son of Hadad.” (See Hadadezer.)

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Wherefore he said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto the messengers לְמַלְאֲכֵי lĕmalʾăkê מֲלְאָךְ Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition אֶל ʾel Preposition
  • of Benhadad בֶן ben בֶּן־הֲדַד Proper name הֲדַד hădad בֶּן־הֲדַד Proper name
  • Tell אִמְרוּ ʾimrû אָמַר Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural
  • my lord לַאדֹנִי laʾdōnî אָדוֹן Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: first person common singular
  • the king הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • All that thou didst send כֹּל kōl Noun · masculine singular אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative שָׁלַחְתָּ šālaḥtā שָׁלַח Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine singular
  • for to thy servant עַבְדְּךָ ʿabdĕkā עֶבֶד Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • at the first בָרִאשֹׁנָה bāriʾšōnâ רִאשׁוֹן Adjective · feminine singular · with preposition with the
  • I will do אֶעֱשֶׂה ʾeʿĕśê עָשָׂה Verb · qal imperfect, first person common singular
  • but this thing וְהַדָּבָר wĕhaddābār דָּבָר Noun · masculine singular · with and, the הַזֶּה hazzê Pronoun · with the
  • I may אוּכַל ʾûkal יָכֹל Verb · qal imperfect, first person common singular
  • not do לֹא lōʾ Negative לַעֲשׂוֹת laʿăśôt עָשָׂה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
  • And the messengers הַמַּלְאָכִים hammalʾākîm מֲלְאָךְ Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • departed וַיֵּלְכוּ wayyēlĕkû יָלַךְ Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • and brought וַיְשִׁבֻהוּ wayšibuhû שׁוּב Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • him word דָּבָר dābār דָּבָר Noun · masculine singular
  • again שׁוּב shûwb

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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