1 Kings 20:40 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it. ”

• 1 Kings 20:40 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Ahab's Death Foretold for Sparing Benhadad. This section reminds us of 1 Samuel 15, Saul's sparing of Agag. It does not appear to be part of the foregoing narrative, but may be of great antiquity....

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be ; thyself hast decided it .

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  AHAB'S INFATUATION 1 Kings 20:31-43 " Quem vult Deus perire dementat prius ." THE courtiers of Benhadad found it easy to flatter his pride by furnishing reasons to account for such an alarmi...

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  a Prosperous Nation 1 Kings 4:1-7 ; 1 Kings 20:1-43 ; 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 22:1-53 What a picture is here given of national contentment and prosperity! We can almost hear the gladsome v...

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (35) And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him. (36) Then said he unto him, Because thou h...

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone ,.... Employed in one thing or another relative to the battle, his prisoner committed to his care made his escape: and the king of Israel sa...

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So [shall] thy judgment [be]; thyself hast decided [it]. Ver. 40. So shall thy judgment be. ] See on...

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        31 And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our he...

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  i. e. Thy sentence; or the sentence against thee: thou must perform the condition to which thou didst submit; either suffer the one, or do the other.

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  War With Benhadad King Of Aram ( 1 Kings 20:1-43 ). There is no indication at what point in Ahab's reign these events occurred, but a situation is indicated where the power of the Aramaeans had no...

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 20:33 . Men did diligently observe —Took his words as a good omen. Did hastily catch it —Hastened to seize or quote the words, “my brother.” Ahab found...

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  1 Kings 20:40 Both the soldier and King Ahab had neglected their chief duty in their devotion to a multitude of minor duties and aims; and for this neglect the king sentences the wounded soldier t...

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - The Biblical Illustrator

  As thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. Lost opportunities Ahab had a chance of doing God’s will; he neglected to use it, and judgment descended upon him. I. We have each and al...

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Benhadad's Second Defeat, Capture, and Release

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Samuel 12:5-7 ; Job 15:6 ; Luke 19:22 ; Matthew 21:41-43 ; Matthew 25:24-27

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• 1 Kings 20:40 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Thy judgment — Thy sentence; thou must perform the condition. Either suffer the one, or do the other.

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