1 Kings 20:10

Overview - 1 Kings 20
Ben-hadad, not content with Ahab's homage, besieges Samaria.
13 By the direction of a prophet, the Syrians are slain.
22 As the prophet forewarned Ahab, the Syrians, trusting in the valleys, come against him in Aphek.
28 By the word of the prophet, and God's judgment, the Syrians are smitten again.
31 The Syrians submitting themselves, Ahab sends Ben-hadad away with a covenant.
35 The prophet, under the parable of a prisoner, making Ahab judge himself, denounces God's judgment against him.
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1 Kings 20:10  (King James Version)
And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
 


The gods
19:2 Acts 23:12

if the dust
2 Samuel 17:12 2 Samuel 17:13 ; 2 Kings 19:23 2 Kings 19:24 ; Isaiah 10:13 Isaiah 10:14 ; Isaiah 37:24 Isaiah 37:25

follow me
Hebrew are at my feet.
Exodus 11:8 ; *marg:
Judges 4:10