1 Kings 20:1; 1 Kings 20:16; 1 Kings 22:31; Proverbs 21:30
The Syrian chiefs evidently thought that want of unity had weakened their army. They therefore proposed the deposition of the kings, and the substi...
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...
captains . governors, or pashas.
And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms: Take the kings away - These were not acquainted...
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight aga...
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,...
Take the kings away ] The disaster recorded in 1 Kings 20:20 seems to have been in part attributed to the misconduct of the vassal kings, and thei...
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 place...
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...
the God both of Hills and Valleys 1 Kings 20:16-30 What is God to us? Is He only the God of the hills? We expect religion to serve us when we c...
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...
(22) В¶ And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return o...
And do this thing ,.... Also take this further piece of advice: take the kings away, every man out of his place : for being brought up delicately,...
And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms: Ver. 24. Take the kings away. ] As being rath...
Do this take the kings away , &c. He had made the thirty- two kings, who were his tributaries, chief commanders in his former army; which his co...
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's Folly Reproved. B. C. 900. 22...
The kings being of softer education, and less experienced in military matters, were less fit for his service; and being many of them but mercenarie...
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...
YHWH Thwarts Benhadad's Second Attempt On Israel ( 1 Kings 20:22-34 ). It was not likely that Benhadad would take this reverse lightly. While his...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 20:22 . At the return of the year —לִתְשׁוּבת השָׁנָה. with the beginning of the year—the spring—until...
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 or...
EXPOSITION THE INVASIONS OF ISRAEL BY THE SYRIANS AND THEIR RESULTS .—The insertion of this chapter, which contains an accoun...
Benhadad's Second Defeat, Capture, and Release
And do this thing, Take the kings away, the tributary vassals, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms, upon whose loyalty one mi...
Take the kings away — Who being of softer education, and less experienced in military matters, were less fit for service; and being many of them bu...
24 And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms: