Ben Hadad’s servants go to the king of Israel in sackcloth, and Ahab makes a covenant with Ben Hadad and lets him go
벤하닷의 신복들이 굵은 베로 허리를 묶고 나아가고 아합이 약조하고 벤하닷을 놓음
1 Kings 20:31–34: his servants say to him, “See now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Please let us put sackcloth on our bodies and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel. Maybe he will save your life.” So they put sackcloth on their bodies and ropes on their heads, and come to the king of Israel, and say, “Your servant Ben Hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’” He says, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” Now the men observe diligently and hurry to take this phrase; and they say, “Your brother Ben Hadad.” Then he says, “Go, bring him.” Then Ben Hadad comes out to him; and he causes him to come up into the chariot. Ben Hadad says to him, “The cities which my father took from your father I will restore. You shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria.” “I”, says Ahab, “will let you go with this covenant.” So he makes a covenant with him and lets him go. The Korean Revised Version names Ahab at 20:32 (아합이 가로되), where WEB has “He said”, and the king at 20:33 (왕이 가로되), where WEB has “Then he said”; at 20:33 it reads 징조로 여기고, took it as a sign, where WEB has “observed diligently”.
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- 1KI 20:31–34, engwebp
31His servants said to him, “See now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Please let us put sackcloth on our bodies and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel. Maybe he will save your life.”
32So they put sackcloth on their bodies and ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, “Your servant Ben Hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’” He said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
33Now the men observed diligently and hurried to take this phrase; and they said, “Your brother Ben Hadad.” Then he said, “Go, bring him.” Then Ben Hadad came out to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
34Ben Hadad said to him, “The cities which my father took from your father I will restore. You shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria.” “I”, said Ahab, “will let you go with this covenant.” So he made a covenant with him and let him go.
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Ben Hadad (king of Syria) — Took part in — Ben Hadad’s servants go to the king of Israel in sackcloth, and Ahab makes a covenant with Ben Hadad and lets him go
Evidence: 1 Kings 20:31–34
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Ahab — Took part in — Ben Hadad’s servants go to the king of Israel in sackcloth, and Ahab makes a covenant with Ben Hadad and lets him go
Evidence: 1 Kings 20:31–34
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Ben Hadad’s servants go to the king of Israel in sackcloth, and Ahab makes a covenant with Ben Hadad and lets him go (event-1ki-20-ahab-lets-ben-hadad-go-with-a-covenant) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/event/1ki-20-ahab-lets-ben-hadad-go-with-a-covenant Current wording: 1 Kings 20:31–34: his servants say to him, “See now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Please let us put sackcloth on our bodies and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel. Maybe he will save your life.” So they put sackcloth on their bodies and ropes on their heads, and come to the king of Israel, and say, “Your servant Ben Hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’” He says, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” Now the men observe diligently and hurry to take this phrase; and they say, “Your brother Ben Hadad.” Then he says, “Go, bring him.” Then Ben Hadad comes out to him; and he causes him to come up into the chariot. Ben Hadad says to him, “The cities which my father took from your father I will restore. You shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria.” “I”, says Ahab, “will let you go with this covenant.” So he makes a covenant with him and lets him go. The Korean Revised Version names Ahab at 20:32 (아합이 가로되), where WEB has “He said”, and the king at 20:33 (왕이 가로되), where WEB has “Then he said”; at 20:33 it reads 징조로 여기고, took it as a sign, where WEB has “observed diligently”. Cited evidence: 1KI 20:31–34, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.