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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:2

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into [Heb. to . It is not clear that they entered the city. They may have delivered their message to the king, or to his representatives at the gates or to the people on the walls ( 2 Kings 18:18 , 2 Kings 18:27 )] the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad, read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:3

Thy silver and thy gold is mine [Heb. mine it is ]; thy wives also and thy children [Nothing reveals Ben-hadad's object more clearly than the mention of Ahab's wives. When we consider how jealously the seraglio of an Eastern prince is guarded, and how the surrender of the harem is a virtual surrender of the throne ( 2 Samuel 16:21 , 2 Samuel 16:22 ; note on 1 Kings 2:22 ), and certainly a surrender of all manhood and self-respect, we see that his aim was to wound Ahab in his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:3

" They silver, … is mine ." A conspicuous instance this of that law of old time— " the simple plan That they should take who have the power, And they should keep who can." But is our modern warfare so very different in principle? Why may kings remove landmarks any more than peasants? Why may a Ben-hadad, an Alexander, a Napoleon cry, "Your lands or your life," without reproach, and yet the footpad who plays at the same game on the highway is hanged for it? Why should what is plain... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 20:1

Ben-hadad, the king of Syria - Probably the son of the Ben-hadad who assisted Asa against Baasha (1 Kings 15:18 note).Thirty and two kings with him - Not allies, but feudatories 1 Kings 20:24. Damascus had in the reign of this Ben-hadad become the center of an important monarchy, which may not improbably have extended from the Euphrates to the northern border of Israel. The Assyrian inscriptions show that this country was about the period in question parcelled out into a multitude of petty... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 20:2

It may be supposed that a considerable time had passed in the siege, that the city had been reduced to an extremity, and that ambassadors had been sent by Ahab to ask terms of peace short of absolute surrender, before Ben-hadad would make such a demand. He would expect and intend his demand to be rejected, and this would have left him free to plunder the town, which was evidently what he desired and purposed. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 20:1

1 Kings 20:1. Gathered all his host To war against Israel: wherein his design was to enlarge the conquest which his father had made; but God’s design was to punish Israel for their apostacy and idolatry. There were thirty and two kings with him Petty kings, such as were in Canaan in Joshua’s time, who indeed were no more than governors of cities or small territories: these were either subject or tributary to Ben-hadad, or hired by him. He were up and besieged Samaria He did not actually... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 20:3-4

1 Kings 20:3-4. Thy silver and thy gold is mine I challenge them as my own, and expect to have them forthwith delivered, if thou expect peace with me. The king said, My lord, O king, I am thine I do so far comply with thy demand, that I will own thee for my lord, and myself for thy vassal, and will hold my wives, and children, and estate, as by thy favour, and with an acknowledgment. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 20:1-43

Defeat of Ben-hadad (20:1-43)Ahab appeared to be in serious trouble when a combined army of Syria (Aram) and neighbouring states besieged the Israelite capital Samaria and demanded heavy payments. Ahab at first submitted (20:1-4), but when their demands increased, he changed his mind and decided to fight (5-12).A prophet assured Ahab that God would give Israel victory (13-15). Ahab’s plan, based on the prophet’s advice, was to send a large group of young men ahead to distract the Syrians, then... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 20:1

Ben-hadad. Perhaps the son of the Ben-hadad of 1 Kings 15:18 . host = force. thirty and two. Probably vassal princes. Compare 1 Kings 20:24 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 20:2

said. A special various reading ( Sevir, App-34 ) reads "they said". read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:2

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 20:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 20:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 20:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 20:3-4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 20:1-43

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 20:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 20:2

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