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1 Kings 20:8

And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent.
1 Kings 20:8 · King James Version

In other versions

  • And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken thou not, neither consent.

    ASV

  • And all the responsible men and the people said to him, Do not give attention to him or do what he says.

    BBE

  • And all the elders and all the people said to him, Hearken not, nor consent.

    DBY

  • All the elders and all the people said to him, Don't you listen, neither consent.

    WEB

  • And all the elders and all the people say unto him, `Do not hearken, nor consent.'

    YLT

  • And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent.

    ENG

  • And all the elders and all the people said to him, Hearken not to him, nor consent.

    WBT

  • And the elders and the people all said, “Do not listen to him or consent to his terms.”

    BSB

In context

6Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.

7Then 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.

8And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent.

9Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.

10And 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.

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