Melachim Alef 20:3

3 Thy kesef and thy zahav is mine; thy nashim also and thy banim, even the tovim (best) are mine.

Melachim Alef 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.

Melachim Alef 20:3 In-Context

1 0 And Ben-Hadad Melech Aram gathered all his army together; and there were thirty and two melech with him, and sus, and chariots; and he went up and laid siege against Shomron, and warred against her.

2 And he sent malachim to Ach’av Melech Yisroel into the Ir, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-Hadad,

3 Thy kesef and thy zahav is mine; thy nashim also and thy banim, even the tovim (best) are mine.

4 And the Melech Yisroel answered and said, Adoni, O melech, according to thy word, I am thine, and all that I have.

5 And the malachim came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben-Hadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy kesef, thy zahav, thy nashim, thy banim;