1 Kings 20:8
“The people” had no distinct place in the ordinary Jewish or Israelite constitution; but they were accustomed to signify their approbation or disap...
And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken (d) not [unto him], nor consent. (d) They thought it their duty to risk their lives, ra...
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...
And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him , nor consent. Hearken not unto him - The elders had every thing at stake,...
And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have. No JFB commentary on the...
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,...
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...
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 wro...
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...
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...
(7) Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me...
And all the elders and all the people said unto him ,.... They were unanimous in their advice: hearken not [unto him], nor consent ; promising, no...
And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not [unto him], nor consent. Ver. 8. Hearken not unto him. ] Stand to the issue of a...
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...
Ben-hadad's Insolent Demand. B. C. 900. ...
No text from Poole on this verse.
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...
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...
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...
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 first Defeat
And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him nor consent, he should pay no attention to Benhadad's demands, but be empha...
8 And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent.