20:5a The messengers came back and said, “This is what Ben-hadad says:

But the messengers came back ⌊to King Ahab⌋. They told him, “Ben-Hadad says this:
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But the messengers from Ben-Hadad came ⌊to Ahab⌋ a second time. They said, “Ben-Hadad says that

20:5b ‘I have sent to you to demand your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children.

‘I ⌊already⌋ sent ⌊a message⌋ to tell you (sing) that you must give me your silver and your gold, and your wives and your children.
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in his ⌊first message⌋ he required that you (sing) surrender/give to him your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children.

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