King James Version (KJV)
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,
Modern English
He sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, “Thus says Ben Hadad,
Hebrew
וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח מַלְאָכִ֛ים אֶל־אַחְאָ֥ב מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הָעִֽירָה׃
vayishlaḥ malʾakiym ʾel-ʾaḥʾab melek-yishraʾel haʿiyrah