1 Kings 14:2; 1 Kings 22:30; 2 Samuel 14:2; Matthew 6:16
Ashes - Rather, “a bandage” (and in 1 Kings 20:41 ). The object of the wound and bandage was double. Partly, it was to prevent Ahab from recogni...
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 fo...
ashes, &c. . bandage. inheritance). Jezreel. In the plain of Esdraelon.
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face. Disguised himself with ashes upon his fa...
With ashes upon his face— Houbigant reads, with a bandage;—he had his eyes covered with a bandage. Several of the versions render it with a veil...
Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee....
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,...
With ashes, etc.] RV 'with his headband over his eyes': to conceal his identity: so in 1 Kings 20:41 .
Ashes upon his face. — It should be a “bandage over his head,” to cover his face, and to accord with the appearance of a wounded soldier. Unless th...
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 b...
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...
Losing the Man God Put into His Hand 1 Kings 20:31-43 Ahab's easy good-nature was criminal, and indicated the evil that was enervating and cank...
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...
(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 smi...
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way ,.... As he went from Aphek, the place where the battle had been fought, to Samaria, his...
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face. Ver. 38. And disguised himself. ] He...
And disguised himself with ashes upon his face As a man in a very sorrowful condition. Houbigant reads it, He had his eyes covered with a bandage...
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...
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,...
That he might sooner gain access to the king, and audience from him . See Poole on " 1 Kings 20:35 " . With ashes; whereby he changed the colour...
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...
Ahab Is Seen By The Prophets As Having Disobeyed YHWH By Not Putting Ben-hadad To Death, And Is Warned Of What The Consequences Will Be ( 1 Kings 20...
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 s...
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
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, for he wanted his message to reach him in public and before he returned home, and disgu...
With ashes — Or, with a cloath, or band; (as the Hebrew doctors understand the word) whereby he bound up his wound, which probably was in his face;...
38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.