1 Kings 20:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken thou not, neither consent.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Kgs 20:7
79%
7Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.
1 Kgs 20:9
74%
9Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do; but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.
Deut 13:8
73%
8you shall not consent unto him, nor listen unto him; neither shall your eye pity him, neither shall you spare, neither shall you conceal him:
1 Kgs 12:8-9
2 verses
72%
8But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.
9And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?
2 Kgs 18:36
71%
36But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
2 Chr 10:8
71%
8But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.
Jer 26:17
71%
17Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,
2 Chr 10:15-16
2 verses
70%
15So the king hearkened not unto the people; for it was brought about of God, that Jehovah might establish his word, which he spake by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So all Israel departed unto their tents.
1 Kgs 12:13
70%
13And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
1 Sam 8:18-19
2 verses
70%
18And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall have chosen you; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.
19But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,
1 Sam 8:7
70%
7And Jehovah said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee; for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.
1 Sam 8:21
70%
21And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Jehovah.
2 Kgs 10:5
70%
5And he that was over the household, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and they that brought up [the children], sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any man king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.
1 Kgs 12:15
69%
15So the king hearkened not unto the people; for it was a thing brought about of Jehovah, that he might establish his word, which Jehovah spake by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
Judg 20:8
69%
8And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn unto his house.
1 Kgs 22:18
69%
18And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?
Zech 7:11
69%
11But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
Isa 36:21
69%
21But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
1 Kgs 20:5
69%
5And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, I sent indeed unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;
2 Chr 18:17
69%
17And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?
Prov 1:10
69%
10My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.
1 Sam 8:9
69%
9Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit thou shalt protest solemnly unto them, and shalt show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
Jer 27:17
68%
17Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a desolation?
Jer 11:8
68%
8Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the stubbornness of their evil heart: therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did them not.
2 Kgs 22:18
68%
18But unto the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Jehovah, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: As touching the words which thou hast heard,
1 Kgs 22:28
68%
28And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, Jehovah hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hear, ye peoples, all of you.
2 Chr 33:10
68%
10And Jehovah spake to Manasseh, and to his people; but they gave no heed.
Jer 44:16
68%
16As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jehovah, we will not hearken unto thee.
1 Sam 2:24
68%
24Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make Jehovah's people to transgress.
1 Kgs 18:21
68%
21And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said, How long go ye limping between the two sides? if Jehovah be God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
1 Kgs 21:3
68%
3And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
Jer 37:2
68%
2But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of Jehovah, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.
1 Sam 8:4-5
2 verses
68%
4Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah;
5and they said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
Exod 19:8
68%
8And all the people answered together, and said, All that Jehovah hath spoken we will do. And Moses reported the words of the people unto Jehovah.
Deut 25:8
68%
8Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand, and say, I like not to take her;
Josh 24:16
68%
16And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;
Isa 8:11
68%
11For Jehovah spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,
2 Chr 25:7
68%
7But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for Jehovah is not with Israel, [to wit], with all the children of Ephraim.
Exod 23:2
68%
2Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest [justice]:
Jer 28:7
68%
7Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people:
Jer 44:5
68%
5But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
Ps 81:11
68%
11But my people hearkened not to my voice; And Israel would none of me.
2 Kgs 23:1
67%
1And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
Gen 44:7
67%
7And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.
1 Kgs 20:2
67%
2And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,
Deut 5:28
67%
28And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and Jehovah said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.