열왕기상 20:13-34 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:1-21

Veiled Mercies . I. AHAB 'S EXTREMITY ( 1 Kings 20:1-11 ). God's goodness to the froward is shown by His bringing them into circumstances where they may prove and know Him. The clouds they "so much dread are big with mercy." 1 . The land is overrun and the capital besieged . The fruit of sin is difficulty and disaster. The land and the life which will not acknowledge God will know at last what it is to be bereft of His protecting care and the ministrations of His goodness.... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:1-43

The Purgatory of Nations and Kings. The two invasions of Israel by the armies of Syria, and their defeat by the finger of God, may suggest some lessons as to God's dealings with nations, and with oppressive and tyrannical kings. Two considerations must, however, be borne in mind here. First, that the present age, unlike the Mosaic, is not a dispensation of temporal rewards and punishments. It is true that even now men do receive a rough sort of retribution, according to their... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:12-21

The hand of God. The notable answer of the king of Israel to the insolent king of Syria, "Let not him that girdeth on the harness boast himself as he that putteth it off," came to Ben-hadad when he was drinking wine with the thirty and two kings that followed him. He at once gave orders to his servants to set themselves in battle array. While the enormous host which "filled the country" (see 1 Kings 20:25 , 1 Kings 20:27 ) disposed itself to attack the city, the men of Israel, who were... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:13

And, behold, there came a prophet [Heb. one prophet. Cf. 1 Kings 13:11 . According to Jewish writers, this was Micaiah, son of Imlah, but 1 Kings 22:8 negatives this supposition, This is another proof that all the prophets had not been exterminated. Where Elijah was at this time, or why he was not employed, we have no means of determining. Bähr says that he was "least of all suited for such a message," but not if he had learned the lesson of 1 Kings 19:12 . At the same time, it is... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:14

And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the Lord [Observe the repetition. He is careful to give special prominence to the sacred name, as the only help in trouble ( Psalms 20:1 , Psalms 20:5 , Psalms 20:7 , etc.)], Even by the young men [or servants— נַעַר , has both meanings, corresponding with παῖς (cf. Genesis 37:2 ; 2 Kings 5:20 ; 2 Kings 8:4 ] of the princes of the provinces . [The local governors (cf. 1 Kings 4:7 ; 1 Kings 10:15 ), on the approach... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:15

Then he numbered [or reviewed (cf. Numbers 1:44 sqq.; Numbers 3:39-43 )] the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty-two [cf. 2 Chronicles 14:11 ; Psalms 33:16 ; Deuteronomy 32:30 , etc. LXX . διακόσια τριάκοντα . Theodoret remarks that by this band—230, as he understood it—Almighty God would destroy the hosts of thirty and two kings. The numbers may have been recorded because of the correspondency]: and after them he numbered... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:15

" The young men … were two hundred and thirty-two. " "Not by might nor by power (Zechariah 15:6). God's host is ever a little flock (cf. 7:2-7 ; 2 Chronicles 20:12 ; 1 Corinthians 1:27-29 ). The "weak things" were chosen then, as subsequently, "that no flesh should glory in his presence." God never departs from that rule. The "carpenter's son," the "fishermen," the "unlearned and ignorant men"—it is the same principle underlies His choice in every case. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:16

And they went out at noon. ["At the time when Ben-hadad, haughty and confident, had given himself up with his vassals, to the table, news of which had probably been received in the city" (Bähr). But it seems at least equally probable that the noon hour was selected either in obedience to the unrecorded directions of the prophet, or as being a time for rest and sleep, as it still is in the East.] But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:16

" Drinking himself drunk … he and the kings ." Of strong drink it may justly be said, "Many strong men have been slain by her" ( Proverbs 7:20 ). "It is not for kings to drink wine" ( Proverbs 31:4 ). Nor is it for warriors. Alexander, conqueror of the world, was conquered by wine. Our great generals of modern times have been abstainers. The march to Coomassie, to Candahar was effected without the aid of intoxicants. The Russian soldiers in the Crimea were drugged with vodka, but... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:17

And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out [Or had sent out. Possibly, the unusual stir in the city, the mustering of the troops, etc; had led to his sending out scouts before the young men issued from the gates. The LXX ; however, has "And they send and tell the king of Syria," which Rawlinson thinks represents a purer text. But it looks like an emendation to avoid the difficulty, which is removed by translating וַיִּשְׁלַח as... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:1-43

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:12-21

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:14

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 20:17

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