KJV ORIGINAL
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Your silver and gold belong to me; your wives and children, even the best of them, are mine.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows someone making an arrogant demand for complete ownership over another person's most precious possessions and family.
📚 Historical Context
This is Ben-hadad, king of Syria, making outrageous demands to King Ahab of Israel, claiming ownership of his wealth and family. In ancient Near Eastern warfare, such extreme demands were sometimes made to humiliate enemies and demonstrate total dominance. This represents the kind of oppressive threat that Israel faced from surrounding hostile nations.
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