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Verse 1 Kings 20:6. _WHATSOEVER IS PLEASANT IN THINE EYES_] It is not
easy to discern in what this _second_ requisition differed from the
_first_; for surely his _silver, gold, wives_, and _children_...
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Ben-hadad, disappointed by Ahab’s consent to an indignity which he
had thought no monarch could submit to, proceeds to put a fresh
construction on his former demands....
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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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SEARCH: as from the top: i.e. ransack....
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_to-morrow about this time_ The imperious victor (as he thought
himself) would suffer no delay. His orders were to be carried out at
once....
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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 treatment...
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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 the...
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WHATSOEVER IS PLEASANT. — The demand, which is virtually for the
plunder of Samaria, probably neither expects nor desires acceptance,
and is therefore a refusal of all but unconditional surrender. It...
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כִּ֣י ׀ אִם ־כָּ † עֵ֣ת מָחָ֗ר
אֶשְׁלַ֤ח...
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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 Nabo...
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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. Whe...
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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
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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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(c) Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time,
and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and
it shall be, [that] whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, th...
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_Servants, or subjects. The king of Israel has thus a plea to interest
all his people, as the danger was common. (Salien) --- He assumes the
character of disinterestedness, as if he had been willing t...
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(5) And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Benhadad,
saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me
thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children; (6...
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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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YET I WILL SEND MY SERVANTS UNTO THEE TOMORROW ABOUT THIS TIME,.... He
gave him twenty four hours to consider of it:
AND THEY SHALL SEARCH THINE HOUSE, AND THE HOUSES OF THY SERVANTS; the
royal palac...
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Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and
they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it
shall be, [that] whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they s...
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_Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying_, &c. Although I before demanded not
only the dominion of thy treasures, and wives, and children, as thou
mayest seem to understand me; but also the actual possession...
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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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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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PLEASANT:
_ Heb._ desirable...
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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 ene...
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Yet now I will not accept of those terms, but, together with thy royal
treasures, I expect all the treasures of thy servants or subjects; nor
will I wait till thou deliver them to me, but I will send...
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1 Kings 20:6 send H7971 (H8799) servants H5650 tomorrow H4279 time
H6256 search H2664 (H8765) house H1004 hou
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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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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 his...
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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
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 20:2 YOUR SILVER AND YOUR GOLD ARE MINE (v.
1 Kings 20:3). The king of Syria (Ben-hadad) tries to force Israel to
serve him. Ahab accepts the
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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 w...
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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 13:19; 2 Kings 18:31; 2 Kings 18:32; 2 Samuel 24:14; Ez
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Yet, &c. — Yet now I will not accept of those terms, but together
with thy royal treasures, I expect all the treasures of thy servants
or subjects; nor will I wait 'till thou deliver them to me, but I...