1 Kings 20:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח
(vai·yish·lach)
7971: to senda prim. root
messengersמַלְאָכִ֛ים
(mal·'a·chim)
4397: a messengerfrom an unused word
to the cityהָעִֽירָה׃
(ha·'i·rah.)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
to Ahabאַחְאָ֥ב
(ach·'av)
256: "father's brother," a king of Isr., also a false prophetfrom ach and ab
kingמֶֽלֶךְ־
(me·lech-)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
and said 
 
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to him, "Thus 
 
3541: thus, herea prim. adverb
says 
 
559: to utter, saya prim. root
Ben-hadad, 
 
1130: "son of Hadad," the name of several Aramean (Syrian) kingsfrom ben and Hadad


















KJV Lexicon
And he sent
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
messengers
mal'ak  (mal-awk')
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher) -- ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
to Ahab
'Ach'ab  (akh-awb')
brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon -- Ahab.
king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
into the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto him Thus saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Benhadad
Ben-Hadad  (ben-had-ad')
son of Hadad; Ben-Hadad, the name of several Syrian kings -- Ben-hadad.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then he sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, "Thus says Ben-hadad,

King James Bible
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, "This is what Ben-hadad says:

International Standard Version
Then he sent envoys to visit King Ahab of Israel and told him, "This is what Ben-hadad says:

NET Bible
He sent messengers to King Ahab of Israel, who was in the city.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He sent messengers into the city to King Ahab of Israel. They told Ahab, "This is what Benhadad says:

King James 2000 Bible
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus says Ben-hadad,
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