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1 Kings 20:311Kgs.20.31

And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel [are] merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.

KJV

Hebrew original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Ses serviteurs lui dirent: Voici, nous avons appris que les rois de la maison d'Israël sont des rois miséricordieux; nous allons mettre des sacs sur nos reins et des cordes à nos têtes, et nous sortirons vers le roi d'Israël: peut-être qu'il te laissera la vie.

KJV

And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel [are] merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.

Patristic reading

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    Patrologia Latina Vol. 125 (Migne)

    ti virum dignum morte de manu tua, erit anima tua pro anima ejus, et populus tuus pro populo ejus (III Reg. XX, 30-42) . CAP. XXII.--- Cavendum principibus, ne sceleratorum amicitiis conjungantur. Sed et cavendum est principibus, ne etiam hujusmodi sceleratorum amicitiis c…

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