1 Kings 20:2

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-ha'dad,

Thus saith Ben-hadad,

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

It may be supposed that a considerable time had passed in the siege, that the city had been reduced to an extremity, and that ambassadors had been...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

said. . special various reading ( Sevir, App-34) reads "they said".
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,
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,...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
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...
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...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city ,.... Who there remained, and attempted not to go forth and meet him, and stop his prog...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad, Ver. 2. And he sent messengers. ] As presum...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ben-hadad's Insolent Demand. B. C. 900. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
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...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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...
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 or...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE INVASIONS OF ISRAEL BY THE SYRIANS AND THEIR RESULTS .—The insertion of this chapter, which contains an accoun...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Benhadad's first Defeat
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And he sent messengers to Ahab, king of Israel, into the city and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 19:9 ; Isaiah 36:2-22 ; Isaiah 37:10 ; Isaiah 37:9

² And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,

Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 20:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 20:2