열왕기상 20:18 KRV

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Kings 20:18

He bids them not fight; for he thought they needed not to strike one stroke, and that the Israelites could not stand the first brunt. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Kings 20:1-21

THE DEFEAT OF THE SYRIANSCRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—1 Kings 20:1. Benhadad—Son of the king of the same name mentioned (chap. 1 Kings 15:20). Thirty and two kings with him—Vassals or viceroys who ruled single cities or districts (comp. Joshua 12:7). With him—אִתּוֹ not confederated as equals, but connected as dependent and tributary. 1 Kings 20:4. According to thy saying, I am thone, &c.—Not an ironical taunt, “according to thy saying” it is so; for Ahab had not spirit enough to resent... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 20:1-43

Chapter 20Now Benhadad who was presently the king of Syria gathered all of his host together: and there were thirty-two kings that went with him, with their horses, and chariots: and they came up and besieged Samaria, and they warred against it. And he sent messengers to Ahab the king of Israel the city, and he said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad, Thy silver and thy gold is mine; your wives and your children, the best of everything you have, is mine. And so the king of Israel answered and said,... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 20:1-43

1 Kings 20:3 . Thy gold thy wives are mine. The African princes still send similar messages to one another. Mungo Park mentions one who sent an order to a neighbouring prince to have the houses all made clean, because he was coming with an army to spend a fortnight in his city. 1 Kings 20:11 . Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast. A wise answer: no man can tell the events of a battle. 1 Kings 20:13 . There came a prophet to Ahab. Since the destruction of Baal’s prophets,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 20:18

1Ki 20:18 And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive. Ver. 18. Take them alive. ] He bore himself so bold upon his great strength, that he thought there was no more to do but to take them alive. He considered not that they were Deo armati; and that himself was held fast "in the snare of the devil, being taken alive by him at his will," 2Ti 2:26 as a beast is taken in a toil. a a εζωγρημενοι . read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Kings 20:18

1 Samuel 2:3, 1 Samuel 2:4, 1 Samuel 14:11, 1 Samuel 14:12, 1 Samuel 17:44, 2 Kings 14:8-:, Proverbs 18:12 Reciprocal: Judges 9:40 - he fled before 1 Samuel 17:42 - disdained 1 Kings 12:18 - flee to Jerusalem 2 Kings 10:14 - Take them alive 2 Kings 18:23 - I will deliver Nehemiah 4:3 - Tobiah Proverbs 14:16 - the fool Isaiah 36:8 - and I Jeremiah 46:17 - Pharaoh read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 Kings 20:18

And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.Take them — He bids them not fight, for he thought they needed not to strike one stroke; and that the Israelites could not stand the first brunt. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 20:18

18. Take them alive In the folly of his drunken insolence he was confident of victory, not dreaming of any power greater than his own. read more