1 Kings 20:3

3 ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and the best of your wives and children are mine.’ ”

1 Kings 20:3 in Other Translations

3 Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.

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

3 ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and so are your wives and the best of your children!’”

3 "Ben-Hadad lays claim to your silver and gold, and to the pick of your wives and sons."

3 'Your silver and your gold are mine! And your best wives and children are mine as well!' "

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 Now Ben-Hadad king of Aram mustered his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he went up and besieged Samaria and attacked it.

2 He sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, saying, “This is what Ben-Hadad says:

3 ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and the best of your wives and children are mine.’ ”

4 The king of Israel answered, “Just as you say, my lord the king. I and all I have are yours.”

5 The messengers came again and said, “This is what Ben-Hadad says: ‘I sent to demand your silver and gold, your wives and your children.