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(Jesus continues speaking to the crowd.)
Or
Jesus used this word to introduce another situation where people count the cost before making a decision.
what king … will not sit down first and take counsel
This starts off another rhetorical question. It can be translated as as statement: "You know that a king … would sit down first and take counsel." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
take counsel
Possible meanings are 1) "think carefully about" or 2) "listen to his advisors"
And if not
"and if he realizes that he will not be able to to defeat the other king" or "If he decided his army could not defeat the other army" (ULB)
ambassador
"messenger" or "representative"
anyone of you who does not give up all that he has cannot be my disciple
This can be expressed positively: "Only those of you who give up all that you have can be my disciples."
give up all that he has
"leave behind all that he has"