And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
Ver. 39. Thy servant went ont.] Parabolically all, as 1 Samuel 12:1,2 , &c., See Trapp on " 1Sa 12:1 " &c to bring Ahab to pass an impartial sentence against himself, in the person of another.