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1 Kings 20:31

Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”

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ASV

And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.

KJV

And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
אֵלָיו֮'e.Lavto himH413 →
עֲבָדָיו֒'a.va.Davservants hisH5650 →
הִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-here!H2009 →
נָ֣אna'pleaseH4994 →
שָׁמַ֔עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuwe have heardH8085 →
כִּ֗יKithatH3588 →
מַלְכֵי֙mal.Khei[the] kings ofH4428 →
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588 →
מַלְכֵ֥יmal.Khei[are] kings ofH4428 →
חֶ֖סֶדChe.sedcovenant loyaltyH2617 →
הֵ֑םHemtheyH1992 →
נָשִׂ֣ימָהna.Si.mahlet us putH7760 →
נָּא֩na'pleaseH4994 →
שַׂקִּ֨יםsa.Kimsackcloth<s>H8242 →
בְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּbe.ma.te.Nei.nuon loins ourH4975 →
וַחֲבָלִ֣יםva.cha.va.Limand ropesH2256 →
בְּרֹאשֵׁ֗נוּbe.ro.She.nuon head ourH7218 →
וְנֵצֵא֙ve.ne.Tze'and let us go outH3318 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
אוּלַ֖י'u.LaiperhapsH194 →
יְחַיֶּ֥הye.chai.Yehhe will let liveH2421 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khalife yourH5315 →

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2 Samuel 3:31Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.Genesis 37:34Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.1 Kings 20:23Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.Amos 5:15Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”Esther 4:16“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”Ephesians 1:7–8In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His graceRevelation 11:3And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”Job 2:4“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.Isaiah 22:12On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.Esther 4:1–3When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.Isaiah 16:5in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.2 Kings 5:13Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’?”Jonah 3:5–6And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.Proverbs 20:28Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.1 Kings 21:27–29When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.2 Kings 19:1–2On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.Isaiah 37:1On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.

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