1 Kings 20:7
Old Testament • 18 words with Strong's data
"Then 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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
פָּלַל
pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
בָּקַשׁ
bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
עָמָל
ʻâmâl
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
שָׁלַח
shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
כֶּסֶף
keçeph
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
זָהָב
zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
כָּחַשׁ
kâchash
to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)
Key Terms in This Verse
כָּחַשׁ kâchash
to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)
Study H3584 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →בָּקַשׁ bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
Study H1245 →עָמָל ʻâmâl
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
Study H5999 →פָּלַל pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
Study H6419 →זָהָב zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
Study H2091 →רָאָה râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Study H7200 →Cross References
And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his lepro...
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of th...
They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains ove...
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