Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, “Please notice how this man seeks mischief; for he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I didn’t deny him.”

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  • WEB World English Bible

    Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, “Please notice how this man seeks mischief; for he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I didn’t deny him.”

  • KJV King James Version

    Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said: 'Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief; for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.'

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Cross-references (15)

Passages linked to 1 Kings 20:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • 2 Kings 5:7 When the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes, and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? But please consider and see how he seeks a quarrel against me.”
  • 1 Kings 8:1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, with all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel, to king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Yahweh’s covenant out of David’s city, which is Zion.
  • 1 Chronicles 13:1 David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.
  • 1 Chronicles 28:1 David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, the captains of the companies who served the king by division, the captains of thousands, the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, to Jerusalem.
  • Job 15:35 They conceive mischief, and produce iniquity. Their heart prepares deceit.”
  • Psalms 7:14 Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought out falsehood.
  • Psalms 36:4 He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.
  • Psalms 62:3 How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down, like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
  • Psalms 140:2 those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.
  • Proverbs 6:14 in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.
  • Proverbs 11:14 Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.
  • Proverbs 11:27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
  • Proverbs 24:2 for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief.
  • Daniel 11:27 As for both these kings, their hearts will be to do mischief, and they will speak lies at one table; but it won’t prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time.
  • Romans 3:13-18 “Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers is under their lips.” “Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.” “Their feet are swift to shed blood. Destruction and misery are in their ways. The way of peace, they haven’t known.” “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 20:7 Then the king of Israel called all…

1Ki 20:7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this [man] seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.

Ver. 7. And I denied him not.] I refused not to be his vassal and tributary, acknowledging his sovereignty; but no reason will content him, nothing but the rifling of our houses, ravishing of our wives, spoiling us of all.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The elders of the land; whose counsel and concurrence…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Then the King of Israel called all the elders…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Seeketh mischief - Though he pretended peace, upon these…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ki 20:7. The king called all the elders —…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The political institution of a Council of elders (Exo…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 7. Seeketh mischief — Has his heart set on…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. called all the elders of the land] It…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Then the king of Israel called all the elders…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 of the land
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 20:7-9 When Ben-hadad’s second delegation made even greater demands…

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