1 Kings 20:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And, behold, there camee a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. ”

1 Kings 20:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The rabbinical commentators conjecture that this prophet was Micaiah, the son of Imlah, who is mentioned below 1 Kings 22:8 . Hast thou seen all this great multitude? - The boast of Ben-hadad...
1 Kings 20:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt kn...
1 Kings 20:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ahab's Victory over Ben-hadad. Chs. 20 and 22 come from another source. Elijah does not appear, the religious interest is less prominent, and Ahab is presented in a far less hostile light. He acts...
1 Kings 20:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

behold. Figure of speech Asterismos . App-6. Hast. ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6.
1 Kings 20:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt kn...
1 Kings 20:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Behold there came a prophet— The Scripture nowhere informs us who this prophet was. It is something extraordinary, that during this whole war with Ben-hadad, neither Elijah nor Elisha, the two prin...
1 Kings 20:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shal...
1 Kings 20:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

War between Israel and Syria The Syrians besiege Samaria, but a sally being made from the city by the direction of a prophet, they are driven off, and the next year are beaten at Aphek. Ahab, havi...
1 Kings 20:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

There came a prophet. — The appearance of this unknown prophet evidently shows (see also 1 Kings 22:6-7 ) that Ahab’s enmity to the prophetic order was over since the great day at Carmel, and that...
1 Kings 20:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

AHAB AND BENHADAD 1 Kings 20:1-30 IN the Septuagint and in Josephus the events narrated in the twentieth chapter of the Book of Kings are placed after the meeting of Elijah with Ahab at the doo...
1 Kings 20:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Boasting before the Battle 1 Kings 20:1-15 Ben-hadad's insolent demand indicated how low Israel had sunk. The worship of Jezebel's gods had wrought moral degeneracy. Let us never forget this le...
1 Kings 20:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here begins the actual movement in the downfall of Ahab. Ben-hadad, drunken, profligate, despotic, came in the pride of arms against Samaria. By the voices of prophets Jehovah spoke to Ahab, who, act...
1 Kings 20:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(13) And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou sha...
1 Kings 20:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel ,.... Supposed by the Jewish writers to be Micaiah the son of Imlah, 1 Kings 22:9 one of those perhaps that Obadiah hid in the cave, and...
1 Kings 20:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt kn...
1 Kings 20:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And, behold there came a prophet unto Ahab One of those, probably, that had been hid, but was now commanded of God to appear and carry a message to Ahab; which the prophet did not fear to do, as he...
1 Kings 20:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

AHAB DEFEATS SYRIA (vs.1-22) God's care for His people Israel is still remarkably displayed in this chapter in spite of the unholy character of Ahab. Ben Hadad, king of Syria, marshaled a tremen...
1 Kings 20:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ben-hadad's Defeat. B. C. 900. 12 And it came to pass, when Benhadad heard this mess...
1 Kings 20:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

There came a prophet; who having hid himself before, now ventures to come to Ahab, having this welcome message in his mouth. Thus saith the Lord: God, though forsaken and neglected by Ahab, preve...
1 Kings 20:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Initial War With Benhadad ( 1 Kings 20:1-21 ). This war would appear to have been occasioned by a refusal by Ahab to pay the tribute due under a vassalage treaty. Because of this Benhadad came...
1 Kings 20:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE DEFEAT OF THE SYRIANS CRITICAL 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 o...
1 Kings 20:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 al...
1 Kings 20:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE INVASIONS OF ISRAEL BY THE SYRIANS AND THEIR RESULTS .—The insertion of this chapter, which contains an account of two invasions of Israel by the hosts of Syria...
1 Kings 20:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Benhadad's first Defeat
1 Kings 20:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 18:37 ; 1 Kings 20:28 ; 2 Kings 13:23 ; 2 Kings 6:8-12 ; 2 Kings 7:1 ; Exodus 14:18 ; Exodus 16:12 ; Ezekiel 20:14 ; Ezekiel 20:22 ; Ezekiel 6:7 ; Isaiah 37:20 ; Isaiah 7:1-9 ; J...
1 Kings 20:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And behold, &c. — God, though forsaken and neglected by Ahab, prevents him with his gracious promise of help: that Ahab and the idolatrous Israelites, might hereby be fully convinced, or left w...

1 Kings 20:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 20:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Kings 20:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 20:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Kings 20:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 20:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 20:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 20:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 20:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 20:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 20:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 20:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 20:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 20:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 20:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 20:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 20:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 20:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 20:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 20:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 20:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 20:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 20:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 20:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 20:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 20:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes