Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 20:2
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,
2. he sent messengers ] Sending first, no doubt, as Josephus explains, a herald to ask that his ambassadors might be received to explain his demands.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
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 sent by Ahab to ask terms of peace short of absolute surrender, before Ben-hadad would make such a demand. He would expect and intend his demand to be rejected, and this would have left him free to plunder the town, which was evidently what he desired and purposed.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
2-12. Thus said Ben-hadad, Thysilver and thy gold is mineTo this message sent him during thesiege, Ahab returned a tame and submissive answer, probably thinkingit meant no more than an exaction of tribute. But the demand wasrepeated with greater insolence; and yet, from the abject characterof Ahab, there is reason to believe he would have yielded to thisarrogant claim also, had not the voice of his subjects been raisedagainst it. Ben-hadad’s object in these and other boastful menaceswas to intimidate Ahab. But the weak sovereign began to show a littlemore spirit, as appears in his abandoning “my lord the king”for the single “tell him,” and giving him a dry butsarcastic hint to glory no more till the victory is won. Kindlinginto a rage at the cool defiance, Ben-hadad gave orders for theimmediate sack of the city.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole 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 progress, though he must have passed great part of his dominions to come to Samaria:
and said unto him, thus saith Benhadad; by them, his messengers, as follows.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1Ki 20:2 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 presuming they should find that favour with Ahab which himself denied to Ahab’s messengers, whom he commanded to be taken alive, whatsoever their errand was. This was against the law of arms. 1Ki 20:18
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
said. A special various reading (Sevir, App-34) reads “they said”.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
2Ki 19:9, Isa 36:2-22, Isa 37:9, Isa 37:10