1 Kings 20:3

3 Thy silver and thy gold is mine, and thy wives, and thy best sons be mine.

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 Forsooth Benhadad, king of Syria, gathered together all his host, and two and thirty kings with him, and horses, and chariots; and he went up against Samaria, and fought, and besieged it.

2 And he sent messengers to Ahab, king of Israel, into the city, and (they) said (to him), Benhadad saith these things,

3 Thy silver and thy gold is mine, and thy wives, and thy best sons be mine.

4 And the king of Israel answered, By thy word, my lord the king, I am thine, and all my things be thine.

5 And the messengers turned again, and said, Benhadad, that sent us to thee, saith these things (again), Thou shalt give to me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy sons.