And Ben-ha'dad 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. BEN-HADAD LE ROI DE SYRIE. Ce monarque était le fils de ce Ben-hadad qui, sous le règne de Baths, a... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-ha'dad, AINSI DIT BEN-HADAD ,... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine. TON ARGENT ET TON OR SONT À MOI. La revendication du trésor est facilement compréhensible. Ce n'est pas le cas pour les femmes et les enfants, et il faut donc remarquer que celui qui a obtenu la posses... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_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.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off. NE LAISSEZ PAS CELUI QUI CEINT SUR SON HARNAIS ... C'est un terme ancien et maintenant obsolète pour armure, dérivé du français harnois, (voir les notes à Exode 13... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass, when Ben-ha'dad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city. PENDANT QU'IL BUVAIT, LUI ET LES ROIS DANS LES PAVILLONS - des cabines faites d... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. VOICI, UN PROPHÈTE VINT À ACHAB. Bien que le roi et le peuple d'Israël l'ai... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND AHAB SAID, BY WHOM? AND HE SAID, THUS SAITH THE LORD, EVEN BY THE YOUNG MEN OF THE PRINCES OF THE PROVINCES. THEN HE SAID, WHO SHALL ORDER THE BATTLE? AND HE ANSWERED, THOU._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee. LE PROPHÈTE VINT VERS LE ROI D'ISRAËL ET DIT. Le même prophète qui avait prédit la victoire réappar... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THE SERVANTS OF THE KING OF SYRIA SAID UNTO HIM, THEIR GODS ARE GODS OF THE HILLS; THEREFORE THEY WERE STRONGER THAN WE; BUT LET US FIGHT AGAINST THEM IN THE PLAIN, AND SURELY WE SHALL BE STRONGER THAN THEY._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country. COMME DEUX PETITS TROUPEAUX DE CHEVREAUX Les chèvres ne sont jamais vues dans de grands troupea... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THERE CAME A MAN OF GOD, AND SPAKE UNTO THE KING OF ISRAEL, AND SAID, THUS SAITH THE LORD, BECAUSE THE SYRIANS HAVE SAID, THE LORD IS GOD OF THE HILLS, BUT HE IS NOT GOD OF THE VALLEYS, THEREFORE WILL I DELIVER ALL THIS GREAT MULTITUDE INTO THINE HAND, AND YE SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD._ No... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-ha'dad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother. ILS ONT CEINT UN SAC SUR LEURS REINS, ONT MIS DES CORDES SUR LEURS TÊTES, ET SON... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_NOW THE MEN DID DILIGENTLY OBSERVE WHETHER ANY THING WOULD COME FROM HIM, AND DID HASTILY CATCH IT: AND THEY SAID, THY BROTHER BEN-HA'DAD. THEN HE SAID, GO YE, BRING HIM. THEN BEN-HA'DAD CAME FORTH TO HIM; AND HE CAUSED HIM TO COME UP INTO THE CHARIOT._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Ben-ha'dad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away. RUES ... À D... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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. FRAPPEZ-MOI. Ce prophète est supposé (1 Rois 20:8) être Micaiah. Le refus de son voisin de frapper le prophète était manifestement faux, car c'ét... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THEN SAID HE UNTO HIM, BECAUSE THOU HAST NOT OBEYED THE VOICE OF THE LORD, BEHOLD, AS SOON AS THOU ART DEPARTED FROM ME, A LION SHALL SLAY THEE. AND AS SOON AS HE WAS DEPARTED FROM HIM, A LION FOUND HIM, AND SLEW HIM._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent... [ Continuer la lecture ]