Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 20:21
And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
21. And the king of Israel went out ] Ahab’s part appears to have been a small one. He seems to have given directions to the young men, and to those that followed them, but himself to have tarried in Samaria, until the rout was seen to have begun.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Went out, i.e. proceeded further in his march, and fought against them.
The horses and chariots, i.e. the men that fought from them, or belonged to them; for so horses and chariots are sometimes taken. See Poole “1Sa 13:5“.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And the king of Israel went out,…. Of Samaria; when he saw the Syrians fleeing, and his army pursuing, he went forth, perhaps, with more forces, who were now willing to join with him; Josephus c says, Ahab had another army within the walls:
and smote the horses and chariots; that is, the men that rode on horses; and in chariots, the Syrian cavalry:
and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter; how many were slain is not said; but the Jewish historian d says they plundered the camp, in which were much riches, and great plenty of gold and silver, and took their chariots and horses, and returned to the city of Samaria.
c Antiqu. l. 8. c. 14. sect. 2. d Ibid.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1Ki 20:21 And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
Ver. 21. And slew the Syrians. ] Whom God had smitten with fear, that cowardly passion, which betrayeth many, and exposeth them to more danger than those that stand it out to the utmost, the battle at Edgehill, for instance.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
went out: Jdg 3:28, Jdg 7:23-25, 1Sa 14:20-22, 1Sa 17:52, 2Ki 3:18, 2Ki 3:24