1 Kings 20:32

NET ©

So they put sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel. They said, “Your servant 1  Ben Hadad says, ‘Please let me live!’” Ahab 2  replied, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” 3 

NIV ©

Wearing sackcloth round their waists and ropes round their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, "Your servant Ben-Hadad says: ‘Please let me live.’" The king answered, "Is he still alive? He is my brother."

NASB ©

So they girded sackcloth on their loins and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, "Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’" And he said, "Is he still alive? He is my brother."

NLT ©

So they put on sackcloth and ropes and went to the king of Israel and begged, "Your servant Ben–hadad says, ‘Please let me live!’" The king of Israel responded, "Is he still alive? He is my brother!"

MSG ©

So that's what they did. They dressed in old gunnysacks and carried a white flag, and came to the king of Israel saying, "Your servant Ben-Hadad said, 'Please let me live.'" Ahab said, "You mean to tell me that he's still alive? If he's alive, he's my brother."

BBE ©

So they put on haircloth, and cords on their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, Your servant Ben-hadad says, Let me now keep my life. And he said, Is he still living? he is my brother.

NRSV ©

So they tied sackcloth around their waists, put ropes on their heads, went to the king of Israel, and said, "Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’" And he said, "Is he still alive? He is my brother."

NKJV ©

So they wore sackcloth around their waists and put ropes around their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, "Your servant Ben–Hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’" And he said, " Is he still alive? He is my brother."

KJV
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NET © [draft] ITL
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NET © Notes

1 sn Your servant. By referring to Ben Hadad as Ahab’s servant, they are suggesting that Ahab make him a subject in a vassal treaty arrangement.

2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 sn He is my brother. Ahab’s response indicates that he wants to make a parity treaty and treat Ben Hadad as an equal partner.