"And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it."
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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 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 foregoing narrative, but may be of great antiquity. The...
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_he was gone_ The sentence would of course continue thus: -Let me
however find grace and let not thy servant suffer for this neglect".
_So_shall _thy judgement_be] i.e. As he laid down who entrusted...
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B. THE BATTLE OF APHEK 20:23-43
It was not long before the intelligence reports reaching Ahab's
military advisers confirmed the warnings of the man of God. Benhadad
was massing new troops, reorganizin...
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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 יְהִ֣י עַבְדְּךָ֗ עֹשֵׂ֥ה הֵ֛נָּה
וָ הֵ֖נָּה וְ ה֣וּא אֵינֶ֑נּוּ וַ
יֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֧יו מֶֽלֶךְ...
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AHAB'S INFATUATION
1 Kings 20:31
" _ Quem vult Deus perire dementat prius_."
THE courtiers of Benhadad found it easy to flatter his pride by
furnishing reasons to account for such an alarming overth...
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A PROSPEROUS NATION
1 Kings 4:1; 1 Kings 20:1; 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 22:1
What a picture is here given of national contentment and prosperity!
We can almost hear the gladsome voice of the myriad-peo...
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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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_Decreed. Thou must either die or pay the money. (Menochius) --- Thus
the king pronounced sentence against himself, as David had done, 2
Kings xii. 1., and xiv. 4. The Rabbins assert, that Achab had r...
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(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 smite him. (36) Then said he unto him, Because thou ha...
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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 AS THY SERVANT WAS BUSY HERE AND THERE, HE WAS GONE,.... Employed
in one thing or another relative to the battle, his prisoner committed
to his care made his escape:
AND THE KING OF ISRAEL SAID U...
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And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king
of Israel said unto him, So [shall] thy judgment [be]; thyself hast
decided [it].
Ver. 40. _So shall thy judgment be._] See on 1...
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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 Second Defeat, Capture, and Release...
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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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HE WAS GONE:
_ Heb._ he was not...
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31-43 This encouragement sinners have to repent and humble themselves
before God; Have we not heard, that the God of Israel is a merciful
God? Have we not found him so? That is gospel repentance, whi...
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i. e. Thy sentence; or the sentence against thee: thou must perform
the condition to which thou didst submit; either suffer the one, or do
the other....
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1 Kings 20:40 servant H5650 busy H6213 (H8802) gone H369 king H4428
Israel H3478 said H559 (H8799) judgment H4941 decided H2782 (H8804)
he was gone - Heb. he was not
So shall thy judgment be - 2 Samu...
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WAR WITH BENHADAD KING OF ARAM (1 KINGS 20:1).
There is no indication at what point in Ahab's reign these events
occurred, but a situation is indicated where the power of the
Aramaeans had now grown s...
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1 Kings 20:40
Both the soldier and King Ahab had neglected their chief duty in their
devotion to a multitude of minor duties and aims; and for this neglect
the king sentences the wounded soldier to l...
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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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_As thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone._
LOST OPPORTUNITIES
Ahab had a chance of doing God’s will; he neglected to use it, and
judgment descended upon him.
I. We have each and all som...
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BUSYNESS AND BUSINESS
And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. 1 Kings
20:40.
These words are part of a parable which was spoken by a prophet to a
king who had disobeyed the command...
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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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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 seize or quote the words,
“my brother.” Ahab found his vanit...
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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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2 Samuel 12:5; Job 15:6; Luke 19:22; Matthew 21:41; Matthew 25:24...
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Thy judgment — Thy sentence; thou must perform the condition. Either
suffer the one, or do the other....