20:10 Ben Hadad sent another message to him, “May the gods judge me severely 1 if there is enough dirt left in Samaria for my soldiers to scoop up in their hands.” 2
1 tn Heb “So may the gods do to me, and so may they add.”
2 tn Heb “if the dirt of Samaria suffices for the handfuls of all the people who are at my feet.”
3 tn Heb “if they come in peace, take them alive; if they come for battle, take them alive.”