"And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have."
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Verse 1 Kings 20:4. _I AM THINE, AND ALL THAT I HAVE._] He probably
hoped by this humiliation to soften this barbarous king, and perhaps
to get better conditions....
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4. KING AHAB: HIS WICKED REIGN AND END
CHAPTER 20 Ahab's War with the Syrians and His Victory
_ 1. The siege and relief of Samaria (1 Kings 20:1)_
2. The victory at Aphek (1 Kings 20:22)
3. A prop...
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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 is presented in a far less hostile light. He acts
as...
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_according to thy saying_ The R.V. inserts IT IS before these words
and thus brings out the division of the verse as marked in the Hebrew.
The order of words in the original is -It is according to thy...
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II. THE GREAT MILITARY CRISIS 20:1-43
The account of Elijah's ministry during the reign of Ahab is
interrupted by chapter 20 probably because the author is attempting to
give a chronological treatmen...
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_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 these verses....
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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, and the next year are
beaten at Aphek. Ahab, having...
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GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 20
GOD ALLOWS AHAB’S ARMY TO DEFEAT THE ARMY FROM SYRIA
V1 Benhadad, king of Syria gathered his whole army. Then 32 other
kings with thei...
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וַ יַּ֤עַן מֶֽלֶךְ ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַ
יֹּ֔אמֶר כִּ דְבָרְךָ֖ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַ
מֶּ֑לֶךְ לְךָ֥ אֲנִ֖י וְ...
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AHAB AND BENHADAD
1 Kings 20:1
IN the Septuagint and in Josephus the events narrated in the twentieth
chapter of the Book of Kings are placed after the meeting of Elijah
with Ahab at the door of Nab...
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BOASTING BEFORE THE BATTLE
1 Kings 20:1
Ben-hadad's insolent demand indicated how low Israel had sunk. The
worship of Jezebel's gods had wrought moral degeneracy. Let us never
forget this lesson. Wh...
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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 voices of prophets Jehovah spoke to Ahab, who, acti...
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And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according
to thy saying, (b) I [am] thine, and all that I have.
(b) I am content to obey and pay tribute....
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_Have. Achab is not in earnest, but strives to pacify the barbarian.
(Menochius)_...
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(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 went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against
it...
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The days were very dark in Israel. Not only rebellion. And rebellion,
always serious, was peculiarly so in Israel, for there it was
insubordination in a direct manner against not only God's providence...
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According to the outward history of Israel, that which follows the
revelations made to Elijah in Horeb looks like a time of restoration
and blessing; and outwardly it was so. Benhadad is overcome and...
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AND THE KING OF ISRAEL ANSWERED AND SAID, MY LORD, O KING,.... So he
said to Benhadad's messengers, representing him, as acknowledging his
sovereignty over him:
ACCORDING TO THY SAYING, I AM THINE, A...
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And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according
to thy saying, I [am] thine, and all that I have.
Ver. 4. _I am thine, and all that I have._] This, say some, was
_responsum admod...
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_Thy silver and thy gold is mine_ I challenge them as my own, and
expect to have them forthwith delivered, if thou expect peace with me.
_The king said, My lord, O king, I am thine_ I do so far comply...
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1 Benhadad not content with Ahabs hommage, besiegeth Samaria.
13 By the direction of a Prophet, the Syrians are slaine.
22 As the Prophet forewarned Ahab, the Syrians trusting in the
valleys, come a...
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Benhadad's first Defeat...
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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. Ben Hadad, king of
Syria, marshaled a tremendous...
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1-11 Benhadad sent Ahab a very insolent demand. Ahab sent a very
disgraceful submission; sin brings men into such straits, by putting
them out of the Divine protection. If God do not rule us, our enem...
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I do so far comply with thy demand, that I will own thee for my lord,
and myself for thy vassal and tributary; and will hold my wives, and
children, and estate as by thy favour, and with an acknowledg...
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1 Kings 20:4 king H4428 Israel H3478 answered H6030 (H8799) said H559
(H8799) lord H113 king H4428 say H1697
I am thine - Leviticus 26:36; Deuteronomy 28:48; Judges 15:11-13; 1
Samuel 13:6-7;...
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THE INITIAL WAR WITH BENHADAD (1 KINGS 20:1).
This war would appear to have been occasioned by a refusal by Ahab to
pay the tribute due under a vassalage treaty. Because of this Benhadad
came with hi...
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CONTENTS: Ahab's Syrian campaigns and victories. His sin in sparing
Ben-hadad.
CHARACTERS: God, Ahab, Ben-hadad, two prophets.
CONCLUSION: Enemies are more than a match for us, but no match for
Jeho...
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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 order to a neighbouring prince to have the houses all m...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 20:1 After Elijah’s recruitment of Elisha,
one expects to read of his anointing of Hazael as king over Syria and
of Jehu as king over Israel (compare 1 Kings 19:15). Instead, o...
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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 15:20). THIRTY AND TWO KINGS WITH HIM—Vassals or
viceroys...
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EXPOSITION
THE INVASIONS OF ISRAEL BY THE SYRIANS AND THEIR RESULTS.—The
insertion of this chapter, which contains an account of two invasions
of Israel by the hosts of Syria, and of the utter defeat...
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Now Benhadad who was presently the king of Syria gathered all of his
host together: and there were thirty-two kings that went with him,
with their horses, and chariots: and they came up and besieged
S...
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1 Samuel 13:6; 1 Samuel 13:7; 2 Kings 18:14; Deuteronomy 28:48; Judges
15:11; Leviticus 26:36...
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The king said — I do so far comply with thy demand, that I will own
thee for my Lord, and myself for thy vassal, and will hold my wives,
and children, and estate, as by thy favour, and with an
acknowl...